Use of VSIISExeLauncher.exe

calendar Aug 12, 2024 · attack.defense-evasion attack.t1127  ·
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The "VSIISExeLauncher.exe" binary part of the Visual Studio/VS Code can be used to execute arbitrary binaries

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 1title: Use of VSIISExeLauncher.exe
 2id: 18749301-f1c5-4efc-a4c3-276ff1f5b6f8
 3status: test
 4description: The "VSIISExeLauncher.exe" binary part of the Visual Studio/VS Code can be used to execute arbitrary binaries
 5references:
 6    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/VSIISExeLauncher/
 7author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
 8date: 2022-06-09
 9tags:
10    - attack.defense-evasion
11    - attack.t1127
12logsource:
13    category: process_creation
14    product: windows
15detection:
16    selection_img:
17        - Image|endswith: '\VSIISExeLauncher.exe'
18        - OriginalFileName: 'VSIISExeLauncher.exe'
19    selection_cli:
20        CommandLine|contains:
21            - ' -p '
22            - ' -a '
23    condition: all of selection*
24falsepositives:
25    - Unknown
26level: medium

References

  • Vsiisexelauncher on LOLBAS

    VSIISExeLauncher.exe is a living-of-the-land file containing unexpected functionality that can be abused by attackers; this page lists all its use cases.


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