Remote Access Tool - AnyDesk Execution With Known Revoked Signing Certificate


Description

Detects the execution of an AnyDesk binary with a version prior to 8.0.8. Prior to version 8.0.8, the Anydesk application used a signing certificate that got compromised by threat actors. Use this rule to detect instances of older versions of Anydesk using the compromised certificate This is recommended in order to avoid attackers leveraging the certificate and signing their binaries to bypass detections.

Query · sigma

selection_img:
- Image|endswith: \AnyDesk.exe
- Description: AnyDesk
- Product: AnyDesk
- Company: AnyDesk Software GmbH
selection_version:
  FileVersion|startswith:
  - 7.0.
  - 7.1.
  - 8.0.1
  - 8.0.2
  - 8.0.3
  - 8.0.4
  - 8.0.5
  - 8.0.6
  - 8.0.7
filter_main_uninstall:
  CommandLine|contains:
  - ' --remove'
  - ' --uninstall'
condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_*

Known false positives

  • Unlikely
Raw source Remote Access Tool - AnyDesk Execution With Known Revoked Signing Certificate · Sigma
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title: Remote Access Tool - AnyDesk Execution With Known Revoked Signing Certificate
id: 41f407b5-3096-44ea-a74f-96d04fbc41be
status: test
description: |
    Detects the execution of an AnyDesk binary with a version prior to 8.0.8.
    Prior to version 8.0.8, the Anydesk application used a signing certificate that got compromised by threat actors.
    Use this rule to detect instances of older versions of Anydesk using the compromised certificate
    This is recommended in order to avoid attackers leveraging the certificate and signing their binaries to bypass detections.
references:
    - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/anydesk-says-hackers-breached-its-production-servers-reset-passwords/
    - https://anydesk.com/en/changelog/windows
author: Sai Prashanth Pulisetti, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2024-02-08
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.initial-access
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\AnyDesk.exe'
        - Description: 'AnyDesk'
        - Product: 'AnyDesk'
        - Company: 'AnyDesk Software GmbH'
    selection_version:
        FileVersion|startswith:
            - '7.0.'
            - '7.1.'
            - '8.0.1'
            - '8.0.2'
            - '8.0.3'
            - '8.0.4'
            - '8.0.5'
            - '8.0.6'
            - '8.0.7'
    filter_main_uninstall:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ' --remove'
            - ' --uninstall'
    condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: medium

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