New Capture Session Launched Via DXCap.EXE

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects the execution of "DXCap.EXE" with the "-c" flag, which allows a user to launch any arbitrary binary or windows package through DXCap itself. This can be abused to potentially bypass application whitelisting.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (PROCESSNAME endswith "\DXCap.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "DXCap.exe") AND COMMANDLINE contains " -c " select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Beyu Denis, oscd.community, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)