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name: reference_acg_msp_stack
description: ACG's own MSP tool stack — do not flag these as foreign/threat agents on managed machines
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Arizona Computer Guru's own MSP management/security stack. When found on an ACG-managed endpoint these are **expected ACG tooling**, NOT a prior MSP's leftovers or a threat — do not treat as a security finding.

Confirmed by Mike (2026-05-29):
- **ConnectWise Control / ScreenConnect** — remote access
- **Splashtop** (SOS/Streamer) — remote access
- **Syncro** (Kabuto agent) — PSA / RMM

Also part of the stack (seen on ACG-managed machines incl. Birth Biologic + Rednour; confirm if ever in doubt):
- **Datto RMM** (CagService/Aemagent)
- **Datto EDR / Datto AV** — the managed AV. Note: when Datto AV is the active AV, **Windows Defender real-time protection is OFF by design** (Windows disables Defender when a 3rd-party AV registers) — that is expected, not a gap.
- **GuruRMM** — ACG's own RMM (the agent doing the monitoring)

Relevance: the onboarding diagnostic ([[reference_gururmm]] / `.claude/scripts/onboarding-diagnostic.ps1`) currently flags these as CRITICAL "foreign management/remote-access agent" — a known false positive being tuned (allowlist them as INFO; downgrade Defender-off when a managed AV is present). The genuine prior-MSP-leftover scenario still matters for *non-ACG* remote tools (Ninja, Atera, Kaseya, TeamViewer, LogMeIn, AnyDesk, etc.).
