Download of ScreenConnect RMM Installer from Suspicious URL
Description
Identifies a web browser downloading a ScreenConnect ClientSetup installer from a URL that is not associated with official ScreenConnect or ConnectWise hosted infrastructure, and does not match the typical ScreenConnect instance download pattern. Adversaries may distribute ScreenConnect installers from phishing pages or attacker-controlled sites to gain remote access.
Query · eql
file where event.action == "creation" and
process.name : ("chrome.exe", "msedge.exe", "firefox.exe", "iexplore.exe", "opera.exe", "brave.exe",
"vivaldi.exe", "whale.exe", "dragon.exe", "browser.exe", "CefSharp.BrowserSubprocess.exe") and
file.name : "ScreenConnect.ClientSetup*" and
file.origin_url : "http*" and
not file.origin_url : ("*.screenconnect.com/*", "*hostedrmm.com/*") and
not (file.origin_url : ("*.exe?h=*", "*.msi?h=*") and file.origin_referrer_url : ("*/Host", "*.com/"))