What is capa?

capa is a free, open-source tool created by Mandiant’s FLARE team that helps you automatically identify the capabilities of executable files. It's used by malware analysts to quickly determine if a program can do things like communicate over a network, modify Windows services, or hide from security programs—all without needing to dive deep into the code yourself[1][2][3].

How to Install capa

1. Downloading capa Binaries (Easiest Way)

• Visit the [capa GitHub releases page][4].
• Download the latest Windows .exe binary or extract the Linux binary for your system.
• No separate installation is needed. Just download and run the executable.

Steps for Windows

1. Go to the Releases section of the capa GitHub page[1][2].
2. Download exe (standalone binary).
3. Place it in a preferred directory (e.g., C:\Tools\capa\).
4. Open Command Prompt and navigate to that folder using cd.

Steps for Linux

1. Download the Linux binary or the Python source package from the [releases][4] or repository[2].
2. Make the binary executable if needed:

chmod +x capa

Then run using ./capa.

• OR, use PyPI with:

pip install flare-capa

1. To run the tool, navigate to its directory in Terminal.