ET INFO Microsoft Dev Tunnels Domain (tunnels .api .visualstudio .com) in DNS Lookup


Query · suricata

dns.query; dotprefix;
content:".tunnels.api.visualstudio.com"; nocase; endswith;
Raw source ET INFO Microsoft Dev Tunnels Domain (tunnels .api .visualstudio .com) in DNS Lookup · Suricata
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alert dns $HOME_NET any -> any any (
    msg:"ET INFO Microsoft Dev Tunnels Domain (tunnels .api .visualstudio .com) in DNS Lookup";
    dns.query; dotprefix;
    content:".tunnels.api.visualstudio.com"; nocase; endswith;
    reference:url,ipfyx.fr/post/visual-studio-code-tunnel/#web-traffic-monitoring;
    reference:url,github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/windows/dns_query/dns_query_win_vscode_tunnel_communication.yml;
    classtype:misc-activity;
    sid:2063119; rev:1;
    metadata:affected_product Any, attack_target Client_and_Server, created_at 2025_06_20, deployment Perimeter, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Informational, updated_at 2025_06_20, mitre_tactic_id TA0011, mitre_tactic_name Command_And_Control, mitre_technique_id T1665, mitre_technique_name Hide_Infrastructure;
)

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