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MediumSigmaHQ Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) +2

Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Potential Suspicious Remote Command Execution

Detects potentially suspicious child processes launched via the ScreenConnect client service.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform: Linux macOS Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
Log source product: windows
Log source category: process_creation

Known benign triggers

If the script being executed make use of any of the utilities mentioned in the detection then they should filtered out or allowed.

References

Links the source published beside this detection. Reference is the link the source wrote, unmodified. Class is decided by this catalogue from the host and path, not stated by the source. Cited by counts published detections citing the same resource, including this one, and the sources beneath it count the repositories this catalogue ingests, which is not the same as independent research.
Reference	Class	Cited by
docs.connectwise.com/ConnectWise_Control_Documentation/Get_started/Host_client/View_menu/Backstage_mode	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it
www.huntress.com/blog/slashandgrab-screen-connect-post-exploitation-in-the-wild-cve-2024-1709-cve-2024-1708	Security research	7from 2 sources
www.mandiant.com/resources/telegram-malware-iranian-espionage	Threat report	2
www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/24/b/threat-actor-groups-including-black-basta-are-exploiting-recent-.html	Threat report	Only this detection cites it

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