Use of VSIISExeLauncher.exe

 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.execution
11    - attack.stealth
12    - attack.t1127
13logsource:
14    category: process_creation
15    product: windows
16detection:
17    selection_img:
18        - Image|endswith: '\VSIISExeLauncher.exe'
19        - OriginalFileName: 'VSIISExeLauncher.exe'
20    selection_cli:
21        CommandLine|contains:
22            - ' -p '
23            - ' -a '
24    condition: all of selection*
25falsepositives:
26    - Unknown
27level: medium