Sigma rule: Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect File Transfer

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-37c222381cd7, updated 2023-10-10T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect File Transfer
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Ali Alwashali
Date
2023-10-10
File
rules/windows/builtin/application/screenconnect/win_app_remote_access_tools_screenconnect_file_transfer.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects file being transferred via ScreenConnect RMM

Log source

product
windows
service
application

Detection

selection:
    Provider_Name: 'ScreenConnect'
    EventID: 201
    Data|contains: 'Transferred files with action'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate use of ScreenConnect

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1059.003

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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/application/screenconnect/win_app_remote_access_tools_screenconnect_file_transfer.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect File Transfer" by Ali Alwashali (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/application/screenconnect/win_app_remote_access_tools_screenconnect_file_transfer.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: Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect File Transfer",
entity page, dataset version ref-37c222381cd7, updated 2023-10-10T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/5d19eb78-5b5b-4ef2-a9f0-4bfa94d58a13 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 5d19eb78-5b5b-4ef2-a9f0-4bfa94d58a13, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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