Sigma rule: Anydesk Remote Access Software Service Installation

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-1c969435be84, updated 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Anydesk Remote Access Software Service Installation
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-08-11
Modified
2025-02-24
File
rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_service_install_anydesk.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the installation of the anydesk software service. Which could be an indication of anydesk abuse if you the software isn't already used.

Log source

product
windows
service
system

Detection

selection_provider:
    Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
    EventID: 7045
selection_service:
    - ServiceName|contains|all:
          - 'AnyDesk' # Covers both AnyDesk Service and AnyDesk MSI Service
          - 'Service'
    - ImagePath|contains: 'AnyDesk'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate usage of the anydesk tool

Tags

  • attack.persistence

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_anydesk.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Anydesk Remote Access Software Service Installation" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_service_install_anydesk.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: Anydesk Remote Access Software Service Installation",
entity page, dataset version ref-1c969435be84, updated 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/530a6faa-ff3d-4022-b315-50828e77eef5 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 530a6faa-ff3d-4022-b315-50828e77eef5, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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