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VsCode Powershell Profile Modification

Detects the creation or modification of a vscode related powershell profile which could indicate suspicious activity as the profile can be used as a mean of persistence

MITRE ATT&CK

T1546.013

persistenceprivilege-escalation

Detection Query

selection:
  TargetFilename|endswith: \Microsoft.VSCode_profile.ps1
condition: selection

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2022-08-24

Data Sources

windowsFile Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_profiles?view=powershell-7.2

Tags

attack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1546.013

Raw Content

title: VsCode Powershell Profile Modification
id: 3a9fa2ec-30bc-4ebd-b49e-7c9cff225502
related:
    - id: b5b78988-486d-4a80-b991-930eff3ff8bf
      type: similar
status: test
description: Detects the creation or modification of a vscode related powershell profile which could indicate suspicious activity as the profile can be used as a mean of persistence
references:
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_profiles?view=powershell-7.2
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-08-24
modified: 2023-01-06
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.t1546.013
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: file_event
detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename|endswith: '\Microsoft.VSCode_profile.ps1'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate use of the profile by developers or administrators
level: medium