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title: Remote Desktop tool auto-start
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date: 2025-07-27
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Description: Remote desktop software commonly abused by threat actor to deploy ransomware.
References: [1](https://thedfirreport.com/2024/06/10/icedid-brings-screenconnect-and-csharp-streamer-to-alphv-ransomware-deployment/#persistence), [2](https://redcanary.com/blog/threat-intelligence/intelligence-insights-june-2024/), [3](https://blog.talosintelligence.com/lilacsquid/), [4](https://thedfirreport.com/2024/08/12/threat-actors-toolkit-leveraging-sliver-poshc2-batch-scripts/#c18), [5](https://arcticwolf.com/resources/blog/arctic-wolf-observes-campaign-exploiting-simplehelp-rmm-software-for-initial-access/), [6](https://blog.talosintelligence.com/talos-ir-trends-q4-2024/), [7](https://www.security.com/threat-intelligence/ransomhub-betruger-backdoor), [Ekran/Syteca](https://www.security.com/threat-intelligence/fog-ransomware-attack), [Classroom Spy](https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cybercriminals-attack-financial-sector-across-africa/)
SPL:

```spl
| tstats summariesonly=true allow_old_summaries=true count FROM datamodel=Endpoint.Services WHERE index="windows" Services.signature_id="7045" Services.process IN ("*ScreenConnect*", "*NetSupport*", "*TeamViewer*", "*AnyDesk*", "*MeshAgent*", "*Splashtop*", "*AteraAgent*", "*LogMeIn*", "*RustDesk*", "*ToDesk*", "*SimpleHelp*", "*Netop*", "*Impero*", "*RealVNC*", "*Dameware*", "*TightVNC*", ""*UltraViewer*", "*Ekran*", "*Syteca*", "*ClassroomSpy*") BY index, host, Services.signature_id, Services.signature, Services.process, Services.service_name, _time span=1s
| rename Services.* AS *, signature_id AS EventCode, signature AS EventDescription
| eval Time=strftime(_time, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z")
| table Time, host, EventCode, EventDescription, service_name, process, index
```