Detectionmediumtest
Potential Binary Proxy Execution Via VSDiagnostics.EXE
Detects execution of "VSDiagnostics.exe" with the "start" command in order to launch and proxy arbitrary binaries.
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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Thu Aug 03ac1c92b4-ac81-405a-9978-4604d78cc47ewindows
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_img:
- Image|endswith: '\VSDiagnostics.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'VSDiagnostics.exe'
selection_cli_start:
CommandLine|contains: 'start'
selection_cli_launch:
CommandLine|contains:
- ' /launch:'
- ' -launch:'
condition: all of selection_*False Positives
Legitimate usage for tracing and diagnostics purposes
References
MITRE ATT&CK
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Rule Metadata
Rule ID
ac1c92b4-ac81-405a-9978-4604d78cc47e
Status
test
Level
medium
Type
Detection
Created
Thu Aug 03
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_vsdiagnostics_execution_proxy.yml
Raw Tags
attack.defense-evasionattack.t1218