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Visual Studio Code Tunnel Remote File Creation

Detects the creation of file by the "node.exe" process in the ".vscode-server" directory. Could be a sign of remote file creation via VsCode tunnel feature

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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Wed Oct 2556e05d41-ce99-4ecd-912d-93f019ee0b71windows
Log Source
WindowsFile Event
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryFile Event← raw: file_event

Events for file system activity including creation, modification, and deletion.

Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
    selection:
        Image|contains: '\servers\Stable-'
        Image|endswith: '\server\node.exe'
        TargetFilename|contains: '\.vscode-server\data\User\History\'
    condition: selection
False Positives
Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

References
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Rule Metadata
Rule ID
56e05d41-ce99-4ecd-912d-93f019ee0b71
Status
test
Level
medium
Type
Detection
Created
Wed Oct 25
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Path
rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_vscode_tunnel_remote_creation_artefacts.yml
Raw Tags
attack.command-and-control
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