Clawdbot VS Code Extension Installs ScreenConnect RAT

Aamir Muhammad@Aamir

•updated Mar 25, 2026•12•0•132

This rule detects various indicators associated with the 'Fake Clawdbot VS Code Extension' malware, which is known to install the ScreenConnect Remote Access Trojan (RAT). Detection logic includes suspicious domain names, specific file names downloaded from those domains or Dropbox, known malicious IP addresses, specific SHA256 hashes of malicious files, outbound network connections on port 8041 (excluding common private/reserved IP ranges), ScreenConnect service installations/starts, and suspicious file writes or process executions from temporary directories related to ScreenConnect or 'Code.exe'.