Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect File Transfer — Sigma Rule

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: Ali Alwashali. Source status: test; severity: low. Source dates: 2023-10-10 / not supplied.

{
  "service": "application",
  "product": "windows"
}

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: 28309f30f9c0af40a533b56a85917a344e20547c430ec07d698975f1ea2f014d

Detection logic

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title: Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect File Transfer
id: 5d19eb78-5b5b-4ef2-a9f0-4bfa94d58a13
related:
    - id: b1f73849-6329-4069-bc8f-78a604bb8b23
      type: similar
status: test
description: Detects file being transferred via ScreenConnect RMM
references:
    - https://www.huntandhackett.com/blog/revil-the-usage-of-legitimate-remote-admin-tooling
    - https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/pull/4467
author: Ali Alwashali
date: 2023-10-10
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1059.003
logsource:
    service: application
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Provider_Name: 'ScreenConnect'
        EventID: 201
        Data|contains: 'Transferred files with action'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate use of ScreenConnect
level: low

Original YAML and metadata in JSON

False positives

• Legitimate use of ScreenConnect

Source references

• https://www.huntandhackett.com/blog/revil-the-usage-of-legitimate-remote-admin-tooling
• https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/pull/4467