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    Scripted VS Code Extension Install

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    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Ethan Andrews@eandrews
    •updated Jun 15, 2026•2•0•9

    Detects command-line installation of VS Code extensions (.vsix) launched by script interpreters. Threat actors like UNK_DeadDrop use this technique to silently install malicious extensions via VBScript and CMD payloads.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    TA0002 - ExecutionT1059.003 - Windows Command ShellT1059.005 - Visual BasicT1059.001 - PowerShellT1059.004 - Unix ShellCommand ExecutionScript ExecutionProcess CreationWindowsLinuxmacOSkql

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    • North Korean Hackers Target Developers with Malicious IDE ToolsLast updated Jun 15, 2026

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