Visual Studio Code Tunnel Remote File Creation

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects the creation of file by the "node.exe" process in the ".vscode-server" directory. Could be a sign of remote file creation via VsCode tunnel feature

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "File Created or Modified" AND PROCESSNAME contains "\servers\Stable-" AND PROCESSNAME endswith "\server\node.exe" AND (FILENAME contains "\.vscode-server\data\User\History" OR OBJECTNAME contains "\.vscode-server\data\User\History") select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.DOMAIN,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.FILENAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)