Sigma rule: Windows Screen Capture with CopyFromScreen

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-4f252caaa85d, updated 2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Windows Screen Capture with CopyFromScreen
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2021-12-28
Modified
2022-07-07
File
rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_capture_screenshots.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Adversaries may attempt to take screen captures of the desktop to gather information over the course of an operation.
Screen capturing functionality may be included as a feature of a remote access tool used in post-compromise operations

Log source

product
windows
category
ps_script
definition
Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled

Detection

selection:
    ScriptBlockText|contains: '.CopyFromScreen'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.collection
  • attack.t1113

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_capture_screenshots.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Windows Screen Capture with CopyFromScreen" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_capture_screenshots.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Windows Screen Capture with CopyFromScreen",
entity page, dataset version ref-4f252caaa85d, updated 2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/d4a11f63-2390-411c-9adf-d791fd152830 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule d4a11f63-2390-411c-9adf-d791fd152830, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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