Tap Installer Execution

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Well-known TAP software installation. Possible preparation for data exfiltration using tunneling techniques

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND PROCESSNAME endswith "\tapinstall.exe" AND (PROCESSNAME notcontains ":\Program Files\Avast Software\SecureLine VPN\,:\Program Files (x86)\Avast Software\SecureLine VPN" AND PROCESSNAME notcontains ":\Program Files\OpenVPN Connect\drivers\tap" AND PROCESSNAME notcontains ":\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPNTap\installer") select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Daniil Yugoslavskiy, Ian Davis, oscd.community