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QuickAssist Execution

Severity
low
Author
Muhammad Faisal (@faisalusuf)
Source
upstream

Detects the execution of Microsoft Quick Assist tool "QuickAssist.exe". This utility can be used by attackers to gain remote access.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Command & ControlT1219.002 Remote Access Tools: Remote Desktop Software

Event coverage

ProviderEvent IDTitle
Sysmon1Process creation
Security-Auditing4688A new process has been created.

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: selection

Image|endswith: '\QuickAssist.exe'

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.

FieldKindValues
Imageends_with
  • \QuickAssist.exe corpus 2 (sigma 2)