mandiant / mandiant/capa-rules
detect BITS usage in general
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Description
I removed the COM part in the latest commit. Now the rule looks for the cmd/powershell commands. This removes the false positives. As you said, we could add a rule in the future to detect BITS usage in general.
_Originally posted by @jorik-utwente in https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/pull/956#discussion_r1854082179_
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the referenced discussion in pull request #956 to understand the distinction between the current cmd/PowerShell detection and broader BITS usage. The issue names no files or tests; done means adding a rule that detects BITS usage in general without reintroducing the false positives removed there.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100