Sigma rule: Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Remote Command Execution - Hunting

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-ea1506da8299, updated 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Remote Command Execution - Hunting
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2024-02-23
Modified
2024-02-26
File
rules-threat-hunting/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_remote_access_tools_screenconnect_child_proc.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects remote binary or command execution via the ScreenConnect Service.
Use this rule in order to hunt for potentially anomalous executions originating from ScreenConnect

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    ParentImage|endswith: '\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate commands launched from ScreenConnect will also trigger this rule. Look for anomalies.

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • detection.threat-hunting

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-threat-hunting/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_remote_access_tools_screenconnect_child_proc.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Remote Command Execution - Hunting" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-threat-hunting/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_remote_access_tools_screenconnect_child_proc.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 Remote Command Execution - Hunting",
entity page, dataset version ref-ea1506da8299, updated 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/d1a401ab-8c47-4e86-a7d8-2460b6a53e4a (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule d1a401ab-8c47-4e86-a7d8-2460b6a53e4a, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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