Detectionmediumtest
Remote Access Tool - AnyDesk Piped Password Via CLI
Detects piping the password to an anydesk instance via CMD and the '--set-password' flag.
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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Wed Sep 28Updated Sun Mar 05b1377339-fda6-477a-b455-ac0923f9ec2cwindows
Log Source
WindowsProcess Creation
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation
Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.
Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
selection:
CommandLine|contains|all:
# Example: C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /C cmd.exe /c echo J9kzQ2Y0qO |C:\ProgramData\anydesk.exe --set-password
- '/c '
- 'echo '
- '.exe --set-password'
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Legitimate piping of the password to anydesk
Some FP could occur with similar tools that uses the same command line '--set-password'
References
MITRE ATT&CK
Tactics
Other
attack.t1219.002
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
b1377339-fda6-477a-b455-ac0923f9ec2c
Status
test
Level
medium
Type
Detection
Created
Wed Sep 28
Modified
Sun Mar 05
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_remote_access_tools_anydesk_piped_password_via_cli.yml
Raw Tags
attack.command-and-controlattack.t1219.002