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Deploy and operate the CAPEv2 malware sandbox (a Cuckoo derivative) to run samples in a monitored Windows guest VM, capturing behavioral signatures, dropped files, PCAP network traffic, and family-specific configuration extraction (e.g. Emotet, TrickBot, Cobalt Strike) via cape-parsers. Use when a suspicious file or payload needs automated dynamic analysis, anti-evasion debugger tricks, or config/payload extraction.

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# Performing Automated Malware Analysis with CAPE

## Overview

CAPE (Config And Payload Extraction) is an open-source malware sandbox derived from Cuckoo that automates behavioral analysis, payload dumping, and configuration extraction. CAPEv2 features API hooking for behavioral instrumentation, captures files created/modified/deleted during execution, records network traffic in PCAP format, and includes 70+ custom configuration extractors (cape-parsers) for families like Emotet, TrickBot, Cobalt Strike, AsyncRAT, and Rhadamanthys. The signature system includes 1000+ behavioral signatures detecting evasion techniques, persistence, credential theft, and ransomware behavior. CAPE's debugger enables dynamic anti-evasion bypasses combining debugger actions within YARA signatures. Recommended deployment: Ubuntu LTS host with Windows 10 21H2 guest VM.


## When to Use

- When conducting security assessments that involve performing automated malware analysis with cape
- When following incident response procedures for related security events
- When performing scheduled security testing or auditing activities
- When validating security controls through hands-on testing

## Prerequisites
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