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Remote Management and Monitoring tool - RemotePC - Create Process

kql MEDIUM Azure-Sentinel
T1219
DeviceProcessEvents
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Retrieved: 2026-05-31T23:00:00Z · Confidence: medium

Hunt Hypothesis

The hypothesis is that an adversary is using the RemotePC tool to create processes for persistence or command and control. SOC teams should proactively hunt for this behavior in Azure Sentinel to identify potential abuse of legitimate remote management tools by threat actors.

KQL Query

let Time_start = now(-5d);
let Time_end = now();
//
DeviceProcessEvents 
| where Timestamp between (Time_start..Time_end)
| where ProcessVersionInfoCompanyName has 'idrive'
    and ProcessVersionInfoProductName has_any (
        'remotepc',
        'viewer',
        'remotedesktop'
    )
| summarize FirstSeen=min(Timestamp), LastSeen=max(Timestamp), 
    Report=make_set(ReportId), Count=count() by DeviceId, DeviceName

Analytic Rule Definition

id: 9d0d3529-3e9d-4a37-9d77-edc30123f392
name: Remote Management and Monitoring tool - RemotePC - Create Process
description: |
    Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) programs are IT to manage remote endpoints. Attackers have begun to abuse these programs to persist or provide C2 channels.
    https://github.com/jischell-msft/RemoteManagementMonitoringTools
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
  dataTypes:
  - DeviceProcessEvents
tactics: CommandAndControl
relevantTechniques: T1219
query: |
  let Time_start = now(-5d);
  let Time_end = now();
  //
  DeviceProcessEvents 
  | where Timestamp between (Time_start..Time_end)
  | where ProcessVersionInfoCompanyName has 'idrive'
      and ProcessVersionInfoProductName has_any (
          'remotepc',
          'viewer',
          'remotedesktop'
      )
  | summarize FirstSeen=min(Timestamp), LastSeen=max(Timestamp), 
      Report=make_set(ReportId), Count=count() by DeviceId, DeviceName

Required Data Sources

Sentinel TableNotes
DeviceProcessEventsEnsure this data connector is enabled

MITRE ATT&CK Context

References

False Positive Guidance

Original source: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/main/Hunting Queries/Microsoft 365 Defender/RemoteManagementMonitoring/rmm_RemotePC_createproc.yaml