Remote-Support Tool Execution

The message, or a page it leads to, asks you to install or open a remote-support app, such as Quick Assist, which lets someone else see and control a computer. Attackers ask for this to work on the device directly.

Also known as
Aliases
  • remote access scam
  • RMM abuse
Broader terms
  • Remote Access Tools
Named examples
  • Quick Assist abuse
  • ScreenConnect abuse
  • AnyDesk abuse
Mapped to
MITRE ATT&CK®
Inherited from the parent entry.

Connected in PH!SH