
Summary
This anomaly rule detects active video capture performed by FFmpeg (ffmpeg.exe) via the Windows DirectShow (dshow) interface. The pattern begins with enumerating available DirectShow devices, followed by launching FFmpeg with a command that uses video= (a named webcam device), requests MJPEG encoding (mjpeg), and applies the dshow input filter. The invocation is executed from a temporary directory to reduce forensics footprint. This sequence moves from discovery into active collection (Video Capture per MITRE ATT&CK T1125). The presence of ffmpeg.exe in a temp path alongside DirectShow video arguments is highly anomalous outside of legitimate multimedia or screen-recording software, providing a strong signal of covert surveillance activity. The rule triangulates telemetry from Sysmon EventID 1, Windows Security Event 4688, and CrowdStrike ProcessRollup2 to flag such activity; the detection maps to endpoint data model fields for the Processes entity and correlates to the SalatStealer-related campaign pattern described in the rule. The analytic is conservatively scoped with known false positives in administrative usage; exceptions should be tuned to allow legitimate multimedia software while maintaining detection of covert capture attempts.
Categories
- Endpoint
- Windows
Data Sources
- Process
ATT&CK Techniques
- T1125
Created: 2026-06-16