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Windows Pcap Drivers

Detects Windows Pcap driver installation based on a list of associated .sys files.

MITRE ATT&CK

discoverycredential-access

Detection Query

selection:
  EventID: 4697
  ServiceFileName|contains:
    - pcap
    - npcap
    - npf
    - nm3
    - ndiscap
    - nmnt
    - windivert
    - USBPcap
    - pktmon
condition: selection

Author

Cian Heasley

Created

2020-06-10

Data Sources

windowssecurity

Platforms

windows

References

https://ragged-lab.blogspot.com/2020/06/capturing-pcap-driver-installations.html#more

Tags

attack.discoveryattack.credential-accessattack.t1040

Raw Content

title: Windows Pcap Drivers
id: 7b687634-ab20-11ea-bb37-0242ac130002
status: test
description: Detects Windows Pcap driver installation based on a list of associated .sys files.
references:
    - https://ragged-lab.blogspot.com/2020/06/capturing-pcap-driver-installations.html#more
author: Cian Heasley
date: 2020-06-10
modified: 2023-04-14
tags:
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1040
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: security
    definition: The 'System Security Extension' audit subcategory need to be enabled to log the EID 4697
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 4697
        ServiceFileName|contains:
            - 'pcap'
            - 'npcap'
            - 'npf'
            - 'nm3'
            - 'ndiscap'
            - 'nmnt'
            - 'windivert'
            - 'USBPcap'
            - 'pktmon'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium