Sigma rule: Visual Studio Code Tunnel Service Installation

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-21bec5fba3ae, updated 2023-10-25T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Visual Studio Code Tunnel Service Installation
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-10-25
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_vscode_tunnel_service_install.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the installation of VsCode tunnel (code-tunnel) as a service.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'tunnel '
        - 'service'
        - 'internal-run'
        - 'tunnel-service.log'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate installation of code-tunnel as a service

Tags

  • attack.command-and-control
  • attack.t1071.001

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_vscode_tunnel_service_install.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Visual Studio Code Tunnel Service Installation" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_vscode_tunnel_service_install.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: Visual Studio Code Tunnel Service Installation",
entity page, dataset version ref-21bec5fba3ae, updated 2023-10-25T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/30bf1789-379d-4fdc-900f-55cd0a90a801 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 30bf1789-379d-4fdc-900f-55cd0a90a801, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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