Detection rules › Sigma
Visual Studio Code Tunnel Remote File Creation
Detects the creation of file by the "node.exe" process in the ".vscode-server" directory. Could be a sign of remote file creation via VsCode tunnel feature
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | 11 | FileCreate |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: selection
Image|endswith: '\server\node.exe'
Image|contains: '\servers\Stable-'
TargetFilename|contains: '\.vscode-server\data\User\History\'
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 |
|---|---|---|
Image | ends_with |
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Image | match |
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TargetFilename | match |
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