mandiant / mandiant/capa-rules

fn: dynamic: "reference analysis tools strings"

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Description

We should update the dynamic scope from file to call to take advantage of detecting these strings at execution for packed samples.

rule: https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/blob/b0b486fe0c94cca8e75bc8ed5b3080b5c3fd432e/anti-analysis/reference-analysis-tools-strings.yml

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