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performing-automated-malware-analysis-with-cape

Automates malware analysis using the CAPEv2 sandbox API for behavioral monitoring and config extraction.

954|172|Updated Mar 13, 2026
Search Tags:#incident response#behavioral analysis#malware analysis#cuckoo#IOC extraction#sandbox automation#cape sandbox
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Skill: performing-automated-malware-analysis-with-cape
Source: https://github.com/xalgord/xalgorix/tree/main/internal/tools/skills/data/malware-analysis/performing-automated-malware-analysis-with-cape
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/xalgord/xalgorix --skill performing-automated-malware-analysis-with-cape

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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What problem does it solve?

Manually detonating and analyzing malware samples is slow and error-prone. This Skill automates submission, monitoring, and report retrieval from a CAPEv2 sandbox so analysts get behavioral signatures, extracted configurations, and network IOCs without manual interaction.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Automated Sample Submission: Submit files to the CAPEv2 REST API with configurable timeouts and poll until analysis completes.
  • Config and Payload Extraction: Retrieve malware configurations parsed by cape-parsers for families like Emotet, TrickBot, and Cobalt Strike, plus dropped files and payloads.
  • Network IOC Extraction: Pull DNS requests, HTTP URIs, and TCP connections from captured PCAP data for threat intelligence.
  • Use Case: An incident responder receives a suspicious executable, submits it via the API client, waits for the report, and extracts the C2 configuration and network IOCs to block on the firewall.

Quick Start

Submit the suspicious file sample.exe to my local CAPE sandbox and return the extracted configuration and network IOCs.

Frequently Asked Questions about performing-automated-malware-analysis-with-cape

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I submit a malware sample to CAPE sandbox via API?▼

Submit a file by POSTing it to the /apiv2/tasks/create/file/ endpoint with optional parameters like timeout and enforce_timeout. The response returns a task ID you can poll via /apiv2/tasks/status/ until the report is ready.

What is CAPE sandbox used for in malware analysis?▼

CAPE is an open-source sandbox derived from Cuckoo that automates behavioral analysis, payload dumping, and configuration extraction. It includes API hooking, PCAP capture, 1000+ behavioral signatures, and 70+ config extractors for families like Emotet and Cobalt Strike.

Why does CAPE return an empty config for a packed sample?▼

cape-parsers only extract configuration when the unpacking stub actually runs. If the sample is packed but never detonates due to a guardrail like a missing argument, mutex, or parent-process check, the config section stays empty and you must re-submit with the right trigger.

How does malware evade CAPE sandbox detection?▼

Samples detect KVM/QEMU via the CPUID hypervisor bit, vioscsi or balloon drivers, MAC OUI 08:00:27, low core counts, and SbieDll.dll. Check behavioral signatures for anti-VM hits before treating a clean report as benign, and enable sleep-skip and time-travel options.

What are the system requirements for deploying CAPEv2?▼

CAPEv2 requires an Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host with at least 8 CPU cores, 32GB RAM, and 500GB SSD, plus KVM/QEMU virtualization support. A Windows 10 21H2 guest VM and Python 3.9+ with CAPEv2 dependencies are also needed.

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