{"id":"236d8e89-ed95-4789-a982-36f4643738ba","title":"Suspicious Persistence Via VMwareToolBoxCmd.EXE VM State Change Script","description":"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","author":"Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)","status":"test","level":"high","date":"2023-06-14","modified":"","tags":["attack.execution","attack.persistence","attack.t1059"],"technique_ids":["T1059"],"logsource":{"category":"process_creation","product":"windows"},"falsepositives":["Unknown"],"references":["https://bohops.com/2021/10/08/analyzing-and-detecting-a-vmtools-persistence-technique/"],"source_path":"rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_vmware_toolbox_cmd_persistence_susp.yml","source_sha256":"056e8c73368b1574746426f1b90e7a307f48ed95c414f938fd25f7a0add8c809","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_vmware_toolbox_cmd_persistence_susp.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: Suspicious Persistence Via VMwareToolBoxCmd.EXE VM State Change Script\nid: 236d8e89-ed95-4789-a982-36f4643738ba\nrelated:\n    - id: 7aa4e81a-a65c-4e10-9f81-b200eb229d7d\n      type: derived\nstatus: test\ndescription: 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\nreferences:\n    - https://bohops.com/2021/10/08/analyzing-and-detecting-a-vmtools-persistence-technique/\nauthor: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)\ndate: 2023-06-14\ntags:\n    - attack.execution\n    - attack.persistence\n    - attack.t1059\nlogsource:\n    category: process_creation\n    product: windows\ndetection:\n    selection_bin_img:\n        - Image|endswith: '\\VMwareToolBoxCmd.exe'\n        - OriginalFileName: 'toolbox-cmd.exe'\n    selection_bin_cli:\n        CommandLine|contains|all:\n            - ' script '\n            - ' set '\n    selection_susp_paths:\n        CommandLine|contains:\n            - ':\\PerfLogs\\'\n            - ':\\Temp\\'\n            - ':\\Windows\\System32\\Tasks\\'\n            - ':\\Windows\\Tasks\\'\n            - ':\\Windows\\Temp\\'\n            - '\\AppData\\Local\\Temp'\n    condition: all of selection_*\nfalsepositives:\n    - Unknown\nlevel: high\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1059","id":"T1059","name":"Command and Scripting Interpreter","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1059/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/236d8e89-ed95-4789-a982-36f4643738ba.json","kind":"sigma"}