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CAPEv2

Automated malware sandbox for dynamic analysis and config/payload extraction

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CAPEv2 has no official, structured tool listing we can auto-sync (unlike Kali, BlackArch, REMnux, and Tails). The tools below are maintained by hand and may be incomplete or outdated — check the official docs for the current tool set.

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Last verified September 5, 2026

CAPEv2 (Config And Payload Extraction) is a malware sandbox derived from the original Cuckoo Sandbox, purpose-built to automate dynamic malware analysis: detonating a sample in an instrumented Windows VM and extracting its unpacked payloads, C2 configuration, and behavioral indicators. It’s the dynamic-analysis complement to REMnux’s static toolset already in this catalog.

Use it only against samples/systems you’re authorized to analyze — see the disclaimer.

Notable bundled toolsmanually maintained

yara

Pattern matching swiss knife for malware researchers

Getting started

CAPE isn't a downloadable ISO — it's installed onto an Ubuntu host via the official `cape2.sh` installer script, which sets up the CAPE server alongside Windows guest VMs used as detonation targets for submitted samples. Malware run inside those VMs is monitored and its behavior, extracted configuration, and payloads are reported back through CAPE's web interface, with detection driven heavily by YARA signatures.