Sigma rule: Use of VSIISExeLauncher.exe

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-43d45a72a8f2, updated 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Use of VSIISExeLauncher.exe
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-06-09
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_vsiisexelauncher.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

The "VSIISExeLauncher.exe" binary part of the Visual Studio/VS Code can be used to execute arbitrary binaries

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\VSIISExeLauncher.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'VSIISExeLauncher.exe'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - ' -p '
        - ' -a '
condition: all of selection*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1127

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_vsiisexelauncher.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Use of VSIISExeLauncher.exe" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_vsiisexelauncher.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Use of VSIISExeLauncher.exe",
entity page, dataset version ref-43d45a72a8f2, updated 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/18749301-f1c5-4efc-a4c3-276ff1f5b6f8 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 18749301-f1c5-4efc-a4c3-276ff1f5b6f8, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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