OpenConsole.exe
Console Window host for Windows Terminal
Paths
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\Terminal\ServiceHub\os64\OpenConsole.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\Terminal\ServiceHub\os86\OpenConsole.exeC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\Terminal\ServiceHub\os64\OpenConsole.exeC:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.18.10301.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\OpenConsole.exe
Commands
Execute
Execute specified process with OpenConsole.exe as parent process
Use case: Use OpenConsole.exe as a proxy binary to evade defensive counter-measures
Privileges: User
OpenConsole.exe {PATH:.exe}Detection
- IOC: OpenConsole.exe spawning unexpected processes
- Sigma: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/9e0ef7251b075f15e7abafbbec16d3230c5fa477/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_openconsole.yml