Suspicious TeamViewer Remote Session (via file_event)
This rule detects the creation of log files during a TeamViewer remote session
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suspicious-teamviewer-remote-session-via-file-event
title: Suspicious TeamViewer Remote Session (via file_event)
id: 35ee8992-8b15-558d-a5b6-f89f285a3b8d
status: stable
description: This rule detects the creation of log files during a TeamViewer remote session
references:
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1219/002/
- https://www.teamviewer.com/en-us/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-03-12
tags:
- attack.command-and-control
- attack.t1219.002
logsource:
product: windows
category: file_event
detection:
selection1:
TargetFilename|endswith:
- '\TeamViewer\RemotePrinting\tvprint.db'
- '\TeamViewer\TVNetwork.log'
selection2:
TargetFilename|contains|all:
- '\TeamViewer'
- '_Logfile.log'
condition: 1 of selection*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
Known false positives
- Unknown
Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.