AnyDesk

AnyDesk is a remote access tool similar to TeamViewer. A user can download and run AnyDesk without actually installing it and still generate the ad.trace log.

In regards to session recordings, note that it appears only the person who is remote connecting into another person's computer can record. The person being remoted into has to allow the recording to take place via a simple, intuitive setting while a remote session is active.

Session recordings will be stored in the .anydesk file format and they can only be played with AnyDesk.

In regards to file transfers, the person remoting into a computer can choose whatever files they want to drop wherever on the user's system. Therefore, there isn't a specified folder for file transfers that occur during an AnyDesk remote session.

In regards to file_transfer_trace.txt, this file logs files being transferred and whether they were transferred successfully or cancelled. It will log the amount of MB transferred before being cancelled or successfully finishing.

When AnyDesk is installed as a service, and a file transfer occurs, and then AnyDesk is uninstalled, the file_transfer_trace.txt will still persist despite all the other above artifacts being deleted. File transfer times are recorded in UTC.

Example of file_transfer_trace.txt below:

File Manager	2024-11-08, 16:30	start 	upload  	'kibana-8.13.4-windows-x86_64.zip' (~0 B out of 443.99 MiB)
File Manager	2024-11-08, 16:30	cancel	upload  	'kibana-8.13.4-windows-x86_64.zip' (~222.07 MiB out of 443.99 MiB)
File Manager	2024-11-08, 16:30	start 	upload  	'elasticsearch-8.13.4-windows-x86_64.zip' (~0 B out of 399.78 MiB)
File Manager	2024-11-08, 16:30	start 	upload  	'kibana-8.13.4-windows-x86_64.zip' (~0 B out of 443.99 MiB)
File Manager	2024-11-08, 16:30	finish	upload  	'elasticsearch-8.13.4-windows-x86_64.zip' (~399.78 MiB out of 399.78 MiB)
File Manager	2024-11-08, 16:30	finish	upload  	'kibana-8.13.4-windows-x86_64.zip' (~443.99 MiB out of 443.99 MiB)