Sigma rule: Suspicious VBoxDrvInst.exe Parameters

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-83a84afc783f, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Suspicious VBoxDrvInst.exe Parameters
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Konstantin Grishchenko, oscd.community
Date
2020-10-06
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_virtualbox_vboxdrvinst_execution.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detect VBoxDrvInst.exe run with parameters allowing processing INF file.
This allows to create values in the registry and install drivers.
For example one could use this technique to obtain persistence via modifying one of Run or RunOnce registry keys

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\VBoxDrvInst.exe'
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'driver'
        - 'executeinf'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate use of VBoxDrvInst.exe utility by VirtualBox Guest Additions installation process

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1112

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_virtualbox_vboxdrvinst_execution.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Suspicious VBoxDrvInst.exe Parameters" by Konstantin Grishchenko, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_virtualbox_vboxdrvinst_execution.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: Suspicious VBoxDrvInst.exe Parameters",
entity page, dataset version ref-83a84afc783f, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/b7b19cb6-9b32-4fc4-a108-73f19acfe262 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule b7b19cb6-9b32-4fc4-a108-73f19acfe262, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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