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Remote Access Tool - Ammy Admin Agent Execution
Detects the execution of the Ammy Admin RMM agent for remote management.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution | No specific technique |
| Persistence | No specific technique |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1 | Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4688 | A new process has been created. |
Rule body yaml
title: Remote Access Tool - Ammy Admin Agent Execution
id: 7da7809e-f3d5-47a3-9d5d-fc9d019caf14
status: test
description: Detects the execution of the Ammy Admin RMM agent for remote management.
references:
- https://www.ammyy.com/en/admin_features.html
author: '@kostastsale'
date: 2024-08-05
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.persistence
- detection.threat-hunting
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: '\rundll32.exe'
CommandLine|contains: 'AMMYY\aa_nts.dll",run'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Legitimate use of Ammy Admin RMM agent for remote management by admins.
level: medium
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
Image|endswith: '\rundll32.exe'
CommandLine|contains: 'AMMYY\aa_nts.dll",run'
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
|
Image | ends_with |
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