{"id":"ac1c92b4-ac81-405a-9978-4604d78cc47e","title":"Potential Binary Proxy Execution Via VSDiagnostics.EXE","description":"Detects execution of \"VSDiagnostics.exe\" with the \"start\" command in order to launch and proxy arbitrary binaries.","author":"Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)","status":"test","level":"medium","date":"2023-08-03","modified":"","tags":["attack.stealth","attack.t1218"],"technique_ids":["T1218"],"logsource":{"category":"process_creation","product":"windows"},"falsepositives":["Legitimate usage for tracing and diagnostics purposes"],"references":["https://twitter.com/0xBoku/status/1679200664013135872"],"source_path":"rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_vsdiagnostics_execution_proxy.yml","source_sha256":"086eebb7b501948686f0bfb42a8619284523faa8b9bcb8c4883bf0c4f96eee4a","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_vsdiagnostics_execution_proxy.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: Potential Binary Proxy Execution Via VSDiagnostics.EXE\nid: ac1c92b4-ac81-405a-9978-4604d78cc47e\nstatus: test\ndescription: Detects execution of \"VSDiagnostics.exe\" with the \"start\" command in order to launch and proxy arbitrary binaries.\nreferences:\n    - https://twitter.com/0xBoku/status/1679200664013135872\nauthor: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)\ndate: 2023-08-03\ntags:\n    - attack.stealth\n    - attack.t1218\nlogsource:\n    category: process_creation\n    product: windows\ndetection:\n    selection_img:\n        - Image|endswith: '\\VSDiagnostics.exe'\n        - OriginalFileName: 'VSDiagnostics.exe'\n    selection_cli_start:\n        CommandLine|contains: 'start'\n    selection_cli_launch:\n        CommandLine|contains:\n            - ' /launch:'\n            - ' -launch:'\n    condition: all of selection_*\nfalsepositives:\n    - Legitimate usage for tracing and diagnostics purposes\nlevel: medium\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1218","id":"T1218","name":"System Binary Proxy Execution","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1218/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/ac1c92b4-ac81-405a-9978-4604d78cc47e.json","kind":"sigma"}