Windows Screen Capture in TEMP folder

name: Windows Screen Capture in TEMP folder
id: 00524d1f-a032-46f5-9108-e7d9f01bfb3c
version: 9
date: '2026-03-10'
author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
data_source:
    - Sysmon EventID 11
type: TTP
status: production
description: The following analytic detects the creation of screen capture files by the Braodo stealer malware. This stealer is known to capture screenshots of the victim's desktop as part of its data theft activities. The detection focuses on identifying unusual screen capture activity, especially when images are saved in directories often used by malware, such as temporary or hidden folders. Monitoring for these files helps to quickly identify malicious screen capture attempts, allowing security teams to respond and mitigate potential information exposure before sensitive data is compromised.
search: '|tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime FROM datamodel=Endpoint.Filesystem where Filesystem.file_name IN ("screenshot.png", "screenshot.jpg","screenshot.bmp") Filesystem.file_path = "*\\temp\\*" by Filesystem.action Filesystem.dest Filesystem.file_access_time Filesystem.file_create_time Filesystem.file_hash Filesystem.file_modify_time Filesystem.file_name Filesystem.file_path Filesystem.file_acl Filesystem.file_size Filesystem.process_guid Filesystem.process_id Filesystem.user Filesystem.vendor_product | `drop_dm_object_name(Filesystem)` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)` | `windows_screen_capture_in_temp_folder_filter`'
how_to_implement: To successfully implement this search you need to be ingesting information on process that include the name of the process responsible for the changes from your endpoints into the `Endpoint` datamodel in the `Processes` node. In addition, confirm the latest CIM App 4.20 or higher is installed and the latest TA for the endpoint product.
known_false_positives: No false positives have been identified at this time.
references:
    - https://x.com/suyog41/status/1825869470323056748
    - https://g0njxa.medium.com/from-vietnam-to-united-states-malware-fraud-and-dropshipping-98b7a7b2c36d
drilldown_searches:
    - name: View the detection results for "$dest$"
      search: '%original_detection_search% | search  dest = "$dest$"'
      earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
      latest_offset: $info_max_time$
    - name: View risk events for the last 7 days for "$dest$"
      search: '| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$dest$") starthoursago=168 | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(search_name) as "Search Name" values(risk_message) as "Risk Message" values(analyticstories) as "Analytic Stories" values(annotations._all) as "Annotations" values(annotations.mitre_attack.mitre_tactic) as "ATT&CK Tactics" by normalized_risk_object | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`'
      earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
      latest_offset: $info_max_time$
rba:
    message: A screen capture named as $file_name$ was created on $dest$.
    risk_objects:
        - field: dest
          type: system
          score: 50
    threat_objects: []
tags:
    analytic_story:
        - StealC Stealer
        - Crypto Stealer
        - Braodo Stealer
        - APT37 Rustonotto and FadeStealer
        - Hellcat Ransomware
    asset_type: Endpoint
    mitre_attack_id:
        - T1113
    product:
        - Splunk Enterprise
        - Splunk Enterprise Security
        - Splunk Cloud
    security_domain: endpoint
tests:
    - name: True Positive Test
      attack_data:
        - data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1113/braodo_screenshot/braodo_screenshot.log
          source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational
          sourcetype: XmlWinEventLog