title: Anydesk Remote Access Software Service Installation
id: 530a6faa-ff3d-4022-b315-50828e77eef5
status: test
description: Detects the installation of the anydesk software service. Which could be an indication of anydesk abuse if you the software isn't already used.
references:
- https://thedfirreport.com/2022/08/08/bumblebee-roasts-its-way-to-domain-admin/
- https://thedfirreport.com/2025/02/24/confluence-exploit-leads-to-lockbit-ransomware/
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-08-11
modified: 2025-02-24
tags:
- attack.persistence
logsource:
product: windows
service: system
detection:
selection_provider:
Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
EventID: 7045
selection_service:
- ServiceName|contains|all:
- 'AnyDesk' # Covers both AnyDesk Service and AnyDesk MSI Service
- 'Service'
- ImagePath|contains: 'AnyDesk'
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Legitimate usage of the anydesk tool
level: medium