DNS Query To Visual Studio Code Tunnels Domain

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects DNS query requests to Visual Studio Code tunnel domains. Attackers can abuse that feature to establish a reverse shell or persistence on a machine.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "sa_dns_query" AND QUERY endswith ".tunnels.api.visualstudio.com" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.QUERY,Action1.STATUSCODE,Action1.RESULT

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

citron_ninja