Sigma rule: Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Installation Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-92f25a1009d2, updated 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title: Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Installation Execution
Status: test
Level: medium
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date: 2021-02-11
Modified: 2024-02-26
File: rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_remote_access_tools_screenconnect_installation_cli_param.yml
Commit: ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects ScreenConnect program starts that establish a remote access to a system.

Log source

product: windows
category: process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'e=Access&'
        - 'y=Guest&'
        - '&p='
        - '&c='
        - '&k='
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

Legitimate use by administrative staff

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

T1133

References

https://www.anomali.com/blog/probable-iranian-cyber-actors-static-kitten-conducting-cyberespionage-campaign-targeting-uae-and-kuwait-government-agencies

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_remote_access_tools_screenconnect_installation_cli_param.yml

Sources and licences

SigmaHQ
"Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Installation Execution" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_remote_access_tools_screenconnect_installation_cli_param.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 Installation Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-92f25a1009d2, updated 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/75bfe6e6-cd8e-429e-91d3-03921e1d7962 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 75bfe6e6-cd8e-429e-91d3-03921e1d7962, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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