GoToAssist Temporary Installation Artefact

calendar Sep 3, 2026 · attack.command-and-control attack.t1219.002  ·
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An adversary may use legitimate desktop support and remote access software, such as Team Viewer, Go2Assist, LogMein, AmmyyAdmin, etc, to establish an interactive command and control channel to target systems within networks. These services are commonly used as legitimate technical support software, and may be allowed by application control within a target environment. Remote access tools like VNC, Ammyy, and Teamviewer are used frequently when compared with other legitimate software commonly used by adversaries. (Citation: Symantec Living off the Land)

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 1title: GoToAssist Temporary Installation Artefact
 2id: 5d756aee-ad3e-4306-ad95-cb1abec48de2
 3status: test
 4description: |
 5    An adversary may use legitimate desktop support and remote access software, such as Team Viewer, Go2Assist, LogMein, AmmyyAdmin, etc, to establish an interactive command and control channel to target systems within networks.
 6    These services are commonly used as legitimate technical support software, and may be allowed by application control within a target environment.
 7    Remote access tools like VNC, Ammyy, and Teamviewer are used frequently when compared with other legitimate software commonly used by adversaries. (Citation: Symantec Living off the Land)    
 8references:
 9    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1219/T1219.md#atomic-test-4---gotoassist-files-detected-test-on-windows
10author: frack113
11date: 2022-02-13
12tags:
13    - attack.command-and-control
14    - attack.t1219.002
15logsource:
16    category: file_event
17    product: windows
18detection:
19    selection:
20        TargetFilename|contains: '\AppData\Local\Temp\LogMeInInc\GoToAssist Remote Support Expert\'
21    condition: selection
22falsepositives:
23    - Legitimate use
24level: medium
25regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_gotoopener_artefact/info.yml

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