Sigma rule: Launch-VsDevShell.PS1 Proxy Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-12db55fa6eac, updated 2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Launch-VsDevShell.PS1 Proxy Execution
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-08-19
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_launch_vsdevshell.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the use of the 'Launch-VsDevShell.ps1' Microsoft signed script to execute commands.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_script:
    CommandLine|contains: 'Launch-VsDevShell.ps1'
selection_flags:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'VsWherePath '
        - 'VsInstallationPath '
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate usage of the script by a developer

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1216.001

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_lolbin_launch_vsdevshell.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Launch-VsDevShell.PS1 Proxy Execution" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_launch_vsdevshell.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: Launch-VsDevShell.PS1 Proxy Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-12db55fa6eac, updated 2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/45d3a03d-f441-458c-8883-df101a3bb146 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 45d3a03d-f441-458c-8883-df101a3bb146, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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