Sigma rule: Visual Studio Code Tunnel Remote File Creation

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-049889db6e43, updated 2023-10-25T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Visual Studio Code Tunnel Remote File Creation
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-10-25
File
rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_vscode_tunnel_remote_creation_artefacts.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

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

Log source

product
windows
category
file_event

Detection

selection:
    Image|contains: '\servers\Stable-'
    Image|endswith: '\server\node.exe'
    TargetFilename|contains: '\.vscode-server\data\User\History\'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.command-and-control

References

  • Internal Research

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/file/file_event/file_event_win_vscode_tunnel_remote_creation_artefacts.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Visual Studio Code Tunnel Remote File Creation" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_vscode_tunnel_remote_creation_artefacts.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 Remote File Creation",
entity page, dataset version ref-049889db6e43, updated 2023-10-25T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/56e05d41-ce99-4ecd-912d-93f019ee0b71 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 56e05d41-ce99-4ecd-912d-93f019ee0b71, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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