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Devtoolslauncher.exe Executes Specified Binary
The Devtoolslauncher.exe executes other binary
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Stealth | T1218 System Binary Proxy Execution |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1 | Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4688 | A new process has been created. |
Rule body yaml
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
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
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Image | ends_with |
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