Tap Driver Installation - Security

Detects the installation of a well-known TAP driver service. This could be a sign of potential preparation for data exfiltration using tunnelling techniques.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform: ESXi IaaS Linux macOS Network Devices Office Suite SaaS Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
Log source product: windows
Log source service: security

Known benign triggers

Legitimate OpenVPN TAP installation

References

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Reference	Class	Cited by
community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/ManagingWindowsTAPDrivers	Unclassified	3

Detection rules

Tap Driver Installation - Security

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

From the source

Licence

Authorship

Detection rules