Tap Driver Installation
Well-known TAP software installation. Possible preparation for data exfiltration using tunnelling techniques
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ESXiIaaSLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteSaaSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source service
- system
Known benign triggers
- Legitimate OpenVPN TAP installation
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/ManagingWindowsTAPDrivers | 3 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 8e4cf0e5-aa5d-4dc3-beff-dc26917744a9
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.exfiltration
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1