Potential Persistence Via VMwareToolBoxCmd.EXE VM State Change Script

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects execution of the "VMwareToolBoxCmd.exe" with the "script" and "set" flag to setup a specific script to run for a specific VM state

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (PROCESSNAME endswith "\VMwareToolBoxCmd.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "toolbox-cmd.exe") AND (COMMANDLINE contains " script " AND COMMANDLINE contains " set ") select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)