Sigma rule: Installation of TeamViewer Desktop

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-afa69e2d80c5, updated 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Installation of TeamViewer Desktop
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2022-01-28
File
rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_install_teamviewer_desktop.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

TeamViewer_Desktop.exe is create during install

Log source

product
windows
category
file_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetFilename|endswith: '\TeamViewer_Desktop.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

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/file/file_event/file_event_win_install_teamviewer_desktop.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Installation of TeamViewer Desktop" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_install_teamviewer_desktop.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: Installation of TeamViewer Desktop",
entity page, dataset version ref-afa69e2d80c5, updated 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/9711de76-5d4f-4c50-a94f-21e4e8f8384d (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 9711de76-5d4f-4c50-a94f-21e4e8f8384d, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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