Suspicious VBoxDrvInst.exe Parameters

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detect VBoxDrvInst.exe run with parameters allowing processing INF file. This allows to create values in the registry and install drivers. For example one could use this technique to obtain persistence via modifying one of Run or RunOnce registry keys

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND PROCESSNAME endswith "\VBoxDrvInst.exe" AND (COMMANDLINE contains "driver" AND COMMANDLINE contains "executeinf") select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Konstantin Grishchenko, oscd.community