Detectionhightest
Suspicious Persistence Via VMwareToolBoxCmd.EXE VM State Change Script
Detects execution of the "VMwareToolBoxCmd.exe" with the "script" and "set" flag to setup a specific script that's located in a potentially suspicious location to run for a specific VM state
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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Wed Jun 14236d8e89-ed95-4789-a982-36f4643738bawindows
Log Source
WindowsProcess Creation
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation
Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.
Detection Logic
Detection Logic3 selectors
detection:
selection_bin_img:
- Image|endswith: '\VMwareToolBoxCmd.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'toolbox-cmd.exe'
selection_bin_cli:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- ' script '
- ' set '
selection_susp_paths:
CommandLine|contains:
- ':\PerfLogs\'
- ':\Temp\'
- ':\Windows\System32\Tasks\'
- ':\Windows\Tasks\'
- ':\Windows\Temp\'
- '\AppData\Local\Temp'
condition: all of selection_*False Positives
Unknown
False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.
References
MITRE ATT&CK
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
236d8e89-ed95-4789-a982-36f4643738ba
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Wed Jun 14
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_vmware_toolbox_cmd_persistence_susp.yml
Raw Tags
attack.executionattack.persistenceattack.t1059