
title: Processes Accessing the Microphone and Webcam
author: Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research)
date: 2020/06/07
description: Potential adversaries accessing the microphone and webcam in an endpoint.
detection:
  SELECTION_1:
    EventID: 4657
  SELECTION_2:
    EventID: 4656
  SELECTION_3:
    EventID: 4663
  SELECTION_4:
    ObjectName: '*\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\microphone\NonPackaged*'
  SELECTION_5:
    ObjectName: '*\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\webcam\NonPackaged*'
  condition: ((SELECTION_1 or SELECTION_2 or SELECTION_3) and (SELECTION_4 or SELECTION_5))
falsepositives:
- Unknown
id: 8cd538a4-62d5-4e83-810b-12d41e428d6e
level: medium
logsource:
  product: windows
  service: security
references:
- https://twitter.com/duzvik/status/1269671601852813320
- https://medium.com/@7a616368/can-you-track-processes-accessing-the-camera-and-microphone-7e6885b37072
status: experimental
tags:
- attack.collection
- attack.t1123
ruletype: SIGMA
