Sigma rule: Visual Basic Command Line Compiler Usage

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-4883655698ca, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Visual Basic Command Line Compiler Usage
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Ensar Şamil, @sblmsrsn, @oscd_initiative
Date
2020-10-07
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_visual_basic_compiler.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects successful code compilation via Visual Basic Command Line Compiler that utilizes Windows Resource to Object Converter.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    ParentImage|endswith: '\vbc.exe'
    Image|endswith: '\cvtres.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Utilization of this tool should not be seen in enterprise environment

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1027.004

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_visual_basic_compiler.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Visual Basic Command Line Compiler Usage" by Ensar Şamil, @sblmsrsn, @oscd_initiative (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_visual_basic_compiler.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 Basic Command Line Compiler Usage",
entity page, dataset version ref-4883655698ca, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/7b10f171-7f04-47c7-9fa2-5be43c76e535 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 7b10f171-7f04-47c7-9fa2-5be43c76e535, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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