Sigma rule: TacticalRMM Service Installation

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-ead16fe2457c, updated 2022-11-28T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
TacticalRMM Service Installation
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-11-28
File
rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_service_install_tacticalrmm.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects a TacticalRMM service installation. Tactical RMM is a remote monitoring & management tool.

Log source

product
windows
service
system

Detection

selection_root:
    Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
    EventID: 7045
selection_service:
    - ImagePath|contains: 'tacticalrmm.exe'
    - ServiceName|contains: 'TacticalRMM Agent Service'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate use of the tool

Tags

  • attack.command-and-control
  • attack.t1219.002

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_service_install_tacticalrmm.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "TacticalRMM Service Installation" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_service_install_tacticalrmm.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: TacticalRMM Service Installation",
entity page, dataset version ref-ead16fe2457c, updated 2022-11-28T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/4bb79b62-ef12-4861-981d-2aab43fab642 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 4bb79b62-ef12-4861-981d-2aab43fab642, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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