MediumSigmaHQ Beyu Denis +2

New Capture Session Launched Via DXCap.EXE

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.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform: Linux macOS Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
Log source product: windows
Log source category: process_creation

Known benign triggers

Legitimate execution of dxcap.exe by legitimate user

References

Links the source published beside this detection. Reference is the link the source wrote, unmodified. Class is decided by this catalogue from the host and path, not stated by the source. Cited by counts published detections citing the same resource, including this one, and the sources beneath it count the repositories this catalogue ingests, which is not the same as independent research.
Reference	Class	Cited by
lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/Dxcap/	Tool	Only this detection cites it
twitter.com/harr0ey/status/992008180904419328	Social post	Only this detection cites it

Detection rules

New Capture Session Launched Via DXCap.EXE

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

From the source

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Detection rules