Possible Remote Access Utility - Team Viewer Session Started On Linux Host (via process_creation)

title: Possible Remote Access Utility - Team Viewer Session Started On Linux Host (via process_creation)
id: 3866049d-6de5-5bfe-b9a8-f86062985a71
status: stable
description: This rule detects the command line executed when TeamViewer starts a session started by a remote host. Once a connection has been started, an investigator can verify the connection details by viewing the "incoming_connections.txt" log file in the TeamViewer folder.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1133/
    - Internal Research
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-06-01
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.initial-access
    - attack.t1133
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: linux
detection:
    selection:
        ParentImage|endswith: '/TeamViewer_Service'
        Image|endswith: '/TeamViewer_Desktop'
        CommandLine|endswith: '/TeamViewer_Desktop --IPCport 5939 --Module 1'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low