Visual Studio NodejsTools PressAnyKey Renamed Execution
Detects renamed execution of "Microsoft.NodejsTools.PressAnyKey.exe", which can be abused as a LOLBIN to execute arbitrary binaries
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| gist.github.com/nasbench/a989ce64cefa8081bd50cf6ad8c491b5 | 2 |
| twitter.com/mrd0x/status/1463526834918854661 | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 65c3ca2c-525f-4ced-968e-246a713d164f
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.executionattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1