Suspicious VBoxDrvInst.exe Parameters

Title: Suspicious VBoxDrvInst.exe Parameters
Status: test
Description:Detect VBoxDrvInst.exe run with parameters allowing processing INF file. This allows to create values in the registry and install drivers. For example one could use this technique to obtain persistence via modifying one of Run or RunOnce registry keys
References:
  -https://github.com/LOLBAS-Project/LOLBAS/blob/4db780e0f0b2e2bb8cb1fa13e09196da9b9f1834/yml/LOLUtilz/OtherBinaries/VBoxDrvInst.yml
  -https://twitter.com/pabraeken/status/993497996179492864
Author: Konstantin Grishchenko, oscd.community
Date: 2020-10-06
modified:2021-11-27
Tags:

• -'attack.persistence'
• -'attack.defense-impairment'
• -'attack.t1112'

Logsource:

• category: process_creation
• product: windows

Detection:
  selection:
    Image|endswith: '\VBoxDrvInst.exe'
    CommandLine|contains|all:
      -'driver'
      -'executeinf'

  condition:selection
Falsepositives:
  -Legitimate use of VBoxDrvInst.exe utility by VirtualBox Guest Additions installation process
Level: medium