Suspicious 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 that's located in a potentially suspicious location 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 ") AND COMMANDLINE contains ":\PerfLogs\,:\Temp\,:\Windows\System32\Tasks\,:\Windows\Tasks\,:\Windows\Temp\,\AppData\Local\Temp" 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)
