title: Visual Studio NodejsTools PressAnyKey Arbitrary Binary Execution
id: a20391f8-76fb-437b-abc0-dba2df1952c6
related:
- id: 65c3ca2c-525f-4ced-968e-246a713d164f
type: similar
status: test
description: Detects child processes of Microsoft.NodejsTools.PressAnyKey.exe that can be used to execute any other binary
references:
- https://twitter.com/mrd0x/status/1463526834918854661
- https://gist.github.com/nasbench/a989ce64cefa8081bd50cf6ad8c491b5
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-01-11
modified: 2023-04-11
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1218
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
ParentImage|endswith: '\Microsoft.NodejsTools.PressAnyKey.exe'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Legitimate use by developers as part of NodeJS development with Visual Studio Tools
level: medium