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Remote Management and Monitoring tool - SimpleHelp - Network Connection

kql MEDIUM Azure-Sentinel
T1219
DeviceNetworkEvents
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Retrieved: 2026-06-01T11:00:01Z · Confidence: medium

Hunt Hypothesis

The hypothesis is that an adversary is using the SimpleHelp RMM tool to establish a network connection for potential C2 communication or persistence. SOC teams should proactively hunt for this behavior in Azure Sentinel to identify and mitigate potential compromise of remote endpoints through abused RMM tools.

KQL Query

let Time_start = now(-5d);
let Time_end = now();
//
DeviceNetworkEvents
| where Timestamp between (Time_start..Time_end)
| where RemoteUrl has 'rmshelp.me'
    and InitiatingProcessVersionInfoCompanyName has 'SimpleHelp'
    and InitiatingProcessVersionInfoProductName has 'SimpleHelp'
| summarize FirstSeen=min(Timestamp), LastSeen=max(Timestamp), 
    Report=make_set(ReportId), Count=count() by DeviceId, DeviceName,
    RemoteUrl

Analytic Rule Definition

id: 40551557-ee55-48d4-a48e-0eeeecf0a243
name: Remote Management and Monitoring tool - SimpleHelp - Network Connection
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:
  - DeviceNetworkEvents
tactics: CommandAndControl
relevantTechniques: T1219
query: |
  let Time_start = now(-5d);
  let Time_end = now();
  //
  DeviceNetworkEvents
  | where Timestamp between (Time_start..Time_end)
  | where RemoteUrl has 'rmshelp.me'
      and InitiatingProcessVersionInfoCompanyName has 'SimpleHelp'
      and InitiatingProcessVersionInfoProductName has 'SimpleHelp'
  | summarize FirstSeen=min(Timestamp), LastSeen=max(Timestamp), 
      Report=make_set(ReportId), Count=count() by DeviceId, DeviceName,
      RemoteUrl

Required Data Sources

Sentinel TableNotes
DeviceNetworkEventsEnsure 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_SimpleHelp_netconn.yaml