Remote Access Tool - AnyDesk Silent Installation — Sigma Rule

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Author: Ján Trenčanský. Source status: test; severity: high. Source dates: 2021-08-06 / 2023-03-05.

{
  "category": "process_creation",
  "product": "windows"
}

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Source SHA-256: 52a2359ef3132f90c763807ef0e263e98bded89c597c8733bd858bd9e7ee0e60

Detection logic

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title: Remote Access Tool - AnyDesk Silent Installation
id: 114e7f1c-f137-48c8-8f54-3088c24ce4b9
status: test
description: Detects AnyDesk Remote Desktop silent installation. Which can be used by attackers to gain remote access.
references:
    - https://twitter.com/TheDFIRReport/status/1423361119926816776?s=20
    - https://support.anydesk.com/Automatic_Deployment
author: Ján Trenčanský
date: 2021-08-06
modified: 2023-03-05
tags:
    - attack.command-and-control
    - attack.t1219.002
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - '--install'
            - '--start-with-win'
            - '--silent'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate deployment of AnyDesk
level: high

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False positives

• Legitimate deployment of AnyDesk

Source references

• https://twitter.com/TheDFIRReport/status/1423361119926816776?s=20
• https://support.anydesk.com/Automatic_Deployment