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Devtoolslauncher.exe Executes Specified Binary
The Devtoolslauncher.exe executes other binary
Known false positives
- Legitimate use of devtoolslauncher.exe by legitimate user
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Stealth |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1: Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4688: A new process has been created. |
Rule body
title: Devtoolslauncher.exe Executes Specified Binary
id: cc268ac1-42d9-40fd-9ed3-8c4e1a5b87e6
status: test
description: The Devtoolslauncher.exe executes other binary
references:
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/Devtoolslauncher/
- https://twitter.com/_felamos/status/1179811992841797632
author: Beyu Denis, oscd.community (rule), @_felamos (idea)
date: 2019-10-12
modified: 2021-11-27
tags:
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1218
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: '\devtoolslauncher.exe'
CommandLine|contains: 'LaunchForDeploy'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Legitimate use of devtoolslauncher.exe by legitimate user
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
Image|endswith: '\devtoolslauncher.exe'
CommandLine|contains: 'LaunchForDeploy'
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
| field:"CommandLine" kind:match value:"LaunchForDeploy" |
Image | ends_with |
| field:"Image" kind:ends_with value:"\devtoolslauncher.exe" |