Sigma rule: Remote Access Tool Services Have Been Installed - Security

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-a5686097cffa, updated 2024-12-07T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Remote Access Tool Services Have Been Installed - Security
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Connor Martin, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-12-23
Modified
2024-12-07
File
rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_service_install_remote_access_software.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects service installation of different remote access tools software. These software are often abused by threat actors to perform

Log source

product
windows
service
security
definition
The 'System Security Extension' audit subcategory need to be enabled to log the EID 4697

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 4697
    ServiceName|contains:
        # Based on https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/pull/2841
        - 'AmmyyAdmin' # https://www.ammyy.com/en/
        - 'AnyDesk' # https://usersince99.medium.com/windows-privilege-escalation-8214ceaf4db8
        - 'Atera'
        - 'BASupportExpressSrvcUpdater' # https://www.systemlookup.com/O23/6837-BASupSrvcUpdater_exe.html
        - 'BASupportExpressStandaloneService' # https://www.systemlookup.com/O23/6839-BASupSrvc_exe.html
        - 'chromoting'
        - 'GoToAssist' # https://www.goto.com/it-management/resolve
        - 'GoToMyPC' # https://get.gotomypc.com/
        - 'jumpcloud'
        - 'LMIGuardianSvc' # https://www.logmein.com/
        - 'LogMeIn' # https://www.logmein.com/
        - 'monblanking'
        - 'Parsec'
        - 'RManService' # https://www.systemlookup.com/O23/7855-rutserv_exe.html
        - 'RPCPerformanceService' # https://www.remotepc.com/
        - 'RPCService' # https://www.remotepc.com/
        - 'SplashtopRemoteService' # https://www.splashtop.com/
        - 'SSUService'
        - 'TeamViewer'
        - 'TightVNC' # https://www.tightvnc.com/
        - 'vncserver'
        - 'Zoho'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • The rule doesn't look for anything suspicious so false positives are expected. If you use one of the tools mentioned, comment it out

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1543.003
  • attack.t1569.002

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/security/win_security_service_install_remote_access_software.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Remote Access Tool Services Have Been Installed - Security" by Connor Martin, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_service_install_remote_access_software.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 Services Have Been Installed - Security",
entity page, dataset version ref-a5686097cffa, updated 2024-12-07T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/c8b00925-926c-47e3-beea-298fd563728e (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule c8b00925-926c-47e3-beea-298fd563728e, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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