Windows

VSLaunchBrowser.exeVSLaunchBrowser.exe

Platform
Windows
Abuse functions
3
Mapped techniques
2

Description

VSLaunchBrowser.exe is a Windows living-off-the-land binary catalogued by the LOLBAS Project. Documented abuse functions: Download, Execute. Mapped ATT&CK techniques (per LOLBAS / GTFOBins → MITRE crosswalk): T1105, T1218. Defenders should monitor execution of VSLaunchBrowser.exe under non-administrative or sudo contexts and alert when its arguments match the abuse-function signatures.

Abuse functions· 3

DownloadT1105

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.

ExecuteT1127

It will open a local file using the default app associated with the supplied file extension with VSLaunchBrowser as parent process.

ExecuteT1127

It will open a remote file using the default app associated with the supplied file extension with VSLaunchBrowser as parent process.

MITRE ATT&CK techniques· 2

T1105T1127

Uses2

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
TechniqueTrusted Developer Utilities Proxy Executiont1127100%live
TechniqueIngress Tool Transfert1105100%live

Abuses2

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
TechniqueIngress Tool Transfert110585%live
TechniqueSystem Binary Proxy Executiont121885%live

Related by meaning· 6

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Sourced from LOLBAS Project. Curated by Adam Lundqvist, SQUR.