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Remote Access Tool - AnyDesk Execution With Known Revoked Signing Certificate

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.

Detection Query

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_*

Author

Sai Prashanth Pulisetti, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2024-02-08

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

Tags

attack.executionattack.initial-access
Raw Content
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