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Suspicious Camera and Microphone Access

Detects Processes accessing the camera and microphone from suspicious folder

MITRE ATT&CK

collection

Detection Query

selection_1:
  TargetObject|contains|all:
    - \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\
    - \NonPackaged
selection_2:
  TargetObject|contains:
    - microphone
    - webcam
selection_3:
  TargetObject|contains:
    - :#Windows#Temp#
    - :#$Recycle.bin#
    - :#Temp#
    - :#Users#Public#
    - :#Users#Default#
    - :#Users#Desktop#
condition: all of selection_*

Author

Den Iuzvyk

Created

2020-06-07

Data Sources

windowsRegistry Events

Platforms

windows

Tags

attack.collectionattack.t1125attack.t1123
Raw Content
title: Suspicious Camera and Microphone Access
id: 62120148-6b7a-42be-8b91-271c04e281a3
status: test
description: Detects Processes accessing the camera and microphone from suspicious folder
references:
    - https://medium.com/@7a616368/can-you-track-processes-accessing-the-camera-and-microphone-7e6885b37072
author: Den Iuzvyk
date: 2020-06-07
modified: 2022-10-09
tags:
    - attack.collection
    - attack.t1125
    - attack.t1123
logsource:
    category: registry_event
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_1:
        TargetObject|contains|all:
            - '\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\'
            - '\NonPackaged'
    selection_2:
        TargetObject|contains:
            - microphone
            - webcam
    selection_3:
        TargetObject|contains:
            - ':#Windows#Temp#'
            - ':#$Recycle.bin#'
            - ':#Temp#'
            - ':#Users#Public#'
            - ':#Users#Default#'
            - ':#Users#Desktop#'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely, there could be conferencing software running from a Temp folder accessing the devices
level: high