diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
index 54e4392c2..492abc8da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ jobs:
             source "./external/emba_venv/bin/activate"
             echo "GH_action:true" > ./config/gh_action
             sudo docker-compose build --no-cache --pull
-            NO_UPDATE_CHECK=1 sudo -E sudo ./emba -d 2 -y
+            NO_UPDATE_CHECK=1 sudo -E ./emba -d 2 -y
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 3a69e3d26..25bcc632d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: "3"
 services:
   # nosemgrep
   emba:
-    image: embeddedanalyzer/emba:1.4.1d
+    image: embeddedanalyzer/emba:1.4.1e
     container_name: emba
     read_only: true
     # all pre-checker mount modules need privileged mode
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ services:
     # /root/.config is needed for cwe_checker
     # /root/.local is needed for cwe_checker
     tmpfs:
-      - /tmp
+      # exec on /tmp is needed for capa -> Todo: find better solution
+      - /tmp:exec
       - /root/.config/
       - /root/.local/share/composer/
       - /root/.local/share/cwe_checker/
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ services:
         soft: 0
 
   emba_quest:
-    image: embeddedanalyzer/emba:1.4.1d
+    image: embeddedanalyzer/emba:1.4.1e
     container_name: emba_quest
     read_only: true
     tmpfs:
diff --git a/helpers/helpers_emba_dependency_check.sh b/helpers/helpers_emba_dependency_check.sh
index 7539a63da..c815236cb 100755
--- a/helpers/helpers_emba_dependency_check.sh
+++ b/helpers/helpers_emba_dependency_check.sh
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ dependency_check()
         # radare2
         check_dep_tool "radare2" "r2"
       fi
+      check_dep_file "Identify capabilities in executable files" "${EXT_DIR}/capa"
 
       # bandit python security tester
       check_dep_tool "bandit - python vulnerability scanner" "bandit"
diff --git a/helpers/helpers_emba_status_bar.sh b/helpers/helpers_emba_status_bar.sh
index 3b4a75d0a..91fa61a6c 100755
--- a/helpers/helpers_emba_status_bar.sh
+++ b/helpers/helpers_emba_status_bar.sh
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ update_box_status_2() {
   fi
 
   while [[ "${BOX_SIZE}" -gt 0 ]]; do
-    [[ -f "${TMP_DIR}""/LINES.log" ]] && lLINES=$(cat "${TMP_DIR}""/LINES.log")
+    [[ -f "${TMP_DIR}""/LINES.log" ]] && lLINES=$(cat "${TMP_DIR}""/LINES.log" || true)
 
     PHASE_STR=$(grep 'phase started' "${LOG_DIR}/emba.log" 2> /dev/null | tail -1 | cut -d"-" -f2 | awk '{print $1}' || true)
     [[ "${PHASE_STR}" == "Pre" ]] && PHASE_STR="Extraction"
diff --git a/installer/I13_disasm.sh b/installer/I13_disasm.sh
index 13e938d52..2ecbaf9ac 100755
--- a/installer/I13_disasm.sh
+++ b/installer/I13_disasm.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ I13_disasm() {
 
     if [[ "${LIST_DEP}" -eq 1 ]] || [[ "${IN_DOCKER}" -eq 1 ]] || [[ "${DOCKER_SETUP}" -eq 0 ]] ; then
       print_file_info "${BINUTIL_VERSION_NAME}" "The GNU Binutils are a collection of binary tools." "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/${BINUTIL_VERSION_NAME}.tar.gz" "external/${BINUTIL_VERSION_NAME}.tar.gz" "external/objdump"
+      print_file_info "Capa" "Capa - Open-source tool to identify capabilities in executable files." "https://github.com/mandiant/capa/releases/download/v7.1.0/capa-v7.1.0-linux.zip" "external/capa-v7.1.0-linux.zip"
       print_tool_info "texinfo" 1
       print_tool_info "git" 1
       print_tool_info "wget" 1
@@ -58,6 +59,12 @@ I13_disasm() {
         # apt-get install "${INSTALL_APP_LIST[@]}" -y --no-install-recommends
         apt-get install "${INSTALL_APP_LIST[@]}" -y
 
+        if ! [[ -f "external/capa" ]]; then
+          download_file "Capa" "https://github.com/mandiant/capa/releases/download/v7.1.0/capa-v7.1.0-linux.zip" "external/capa-v7.1.0-linux.zip"
+          unzip external/capa-v7.1.0-linux.zip -d external
+          rm external/capa-v7.1.0-linux.zip
+        fi
+
         if ! [[ -f "external/objdump" ]] ; then
           download_file "${BINUTIL_VERSION_NAME}" "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/${BINUTIL_VERSION_NAME}.tar.gz" "external/${BINUTIL_VERSION_NAME}.tar.gz"
           if [[ -f "external/${BINUTIL_VERSION_NAME}.tar.gz" ]] ; then
diff --git a/modules/L10_system_emulation.sh b/modules/L10_system_emulation.sh
index 5751b3bba..6cd330e94 100755
--- a/modules/L10_system_emulation.sh
+++ b/modules/L10_system_emulation.sh
@@ -120,11 +120,9 @@ L10_system_emulation() {
           if [[ -n "${D_END}" ]]; then
             export TAPDEV_0="tap0_0"
             local lARCH_END=""
-            export D_END_lower=""
 
-            D_END_lower="$(echo "${D_END}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
-            lARCH_END="$(echo "${ARCH}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
-            lARCH_END+="${D_END_lower}"
+            lARCH_END="${ARCH,,}"
+            lARCH_END+="${D_END,,}"
 
             # default is ARM_SF -> we only need to check if it is HF
             # The information is based on the results of architecture_check()
@@ -1520,9 +1518,9 @@ get_networking_details_emulation() {
       lIP="${lIP/\.}"
 
       IP_ADDRESS_=""
-      if [[ "${D_END_lower}" == "eb" ]]; then
+      if [[ "${D_END,,}" == "eb" ]]; then
         IP_ADDRESS_="${lIP}"
-      elif [[ "${D_END_lower}" == "el" ]]; then
+      elif [[ "${D_END,,}" == "el" ]]; then
         IP_ADDRESS_=$(echo "${lIP}" | tr '.' '\n' | tac | tr '\n' '.' | sed 's/\.$//')
       fi
 
diff --git a/modules/S18_capa_checker.sh b/modules/S18_capa_checker.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..117c568bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/S18_capa_checker.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+#!/bin/bash -p
+
+# EMBA - EMBEDDED LINUX ANALYZER
+#
+# Copyright 2024-2024 Siemens Energy AG
+#
+# EMBA comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are
+# welcome to redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
+# See LICENSE file for usage of this software.
+#
+# EMBA is licensed under GPLv3
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+#
+# Author(s): Michael Messner
+
+# Description:  This module uses capa (https://github.com/mandiant/capa) for detecting binary behavior
+#               Currently capa only supports x86 architecture
+
+S18_capa_checker() {
+  module_log_init "${FUNCNAME[0]}"
+  module_title "Analyse binary behavior with capa"
+  pre_module_reporter "${FUNCNAME[0]}"
+
+  if [[ ! -e "${EXT_DIR}"/capa ]]; then
+    print_output "[-] Missing capa installation ... exit module"
+    module_end_log "${FUNCNAME[0]}" 0
+    return
+  fi
+  if [[ ${BINARY_EXTENDED} -ne 1 ]] ; then
+    print_output "[-] ${FUNCNAME[0]} - BINARY_EXTENDED not set to 1. You can set it up via a scan-profile."
+    module_end_log "${FUNCNAME[0]}" 0
+    return
+  fi
+  if [[ "${FULL_TEST}" -ne 1 ]]; then
+    # we only need to wait if we are not using the full_scan profile
+    module_wait "S13_weak_func_check"
+  fi
+  if [[ -s "${CSV_DIR}"/s13_weak_func_check.csv ]]; then
+    local BINARIES=()
+    # usually binaries with strcpy or system calls are more interesting for further analysis
+    # to keep analysis time low we only check these bins
+    mapfile -t BINARIES < <(grep "strcpy\|system" "${CSV_DIR}"/s13_weak_func_check.csv | sort -k 3 -t ';' -n -r | awk '{print $1}' || true)
+  fi
+
+  local lBINARY=""
+  local lBIN_TO_CHECK=""
+  local lWAIT_PIDS_S18=()
+  local lBIN_TO_CHECK_ARR=()
+  local lBINS_CHECKED_CNT=0
+
+  for lBINARY in "${BINARIES[@]}"; do
+    mapfile -t lBIN_TO_CHECK_ARR < <(find "${LOG_DIR}/firmware" -name "$(basename "${lBINARY}")" | sort -u || true)
+    for lBIN_TO_CHECK in "${lBIN_TO_CHECK_ARR[@]}"; do
+      if [[ -f "${BASE_LINUX_FILES}" && "${FULL_TEST}" -eq 0 ]]; then
+        # if we have the base linux config file we only test non known Linux binaries
+        # with this we do not waste too much time on open source Linux stuff
+        lNAME=$(basename "${lBIN_TO_CHECK}" 2> /dev/null)
+        if grep -E -q "^${lNAME}$" "${BASE_LINUX_FILES}" 2>/dev/null; then
+          continue 2
+        fi
+      fi
+
+      if ( file "${lBIN_TO_CHECK}" | grep -q "ELF.*Intel" ); then
+        # ensure we have not tested this binary
+        local lBIN_MD5=""
+        lBIN_MD5="$(md5sum "${lBIN_TO_CHECK}" | awk '{print $1}')"
+        if ( grep -q "${lBIN_MD5}" "${TMP_DIR}"/s18_checked.tmp 2>/dev/null); then
+          # print_output "[*] ${ORANGE}${lBIN_TO_CHECK}${NC} already tested with capa" "no_log"
+          continue
+        fi
+
+        if [[ "${THREADED}" -eq 1 ]]; then
+          capa_runner_fct "${lBIN_TO_CHECK}" &
+          local lTMP_PID="$!"
+          store_kill_pids "${lTMP_PID}"
+          lWAIT_PIDS_S18+=( "${lTMP_PID}" )
+          max_pids_protection "${MAX_MOD_THREADS}" "${lWAIT_PIDS_S18[@]}"
+        else
+          capa_runner_fct "${lBIN_TO_CHECK}"
+        fi
+
+        # in normal operation we stop checking after the first 20 binaries
+        # if FULL_TEST is activated we are testing all binaries -> this takes a long time
+        lBINS_CHECKED_CNT=$(wc -l "${TMP_DIR}"/s18_checked.tmp 2>/dev/null || true)
+        if [[ "${lBINS_CHECKED_CNT/\ *}" -gt 20 ]] && [[ "${FULL_TEST}" -ne 1 ]]; then
+          print_output "[*] 20 binaries already analysed - ending capa binary analysis now." "no_log"
+          print_output "[*] For complete analysis enable FULL_TEST." "no_log"
+          break 2
+        fi
+      else
+        print_output "[-] Binary behavior testing with capa for $(print_path "${lBIN_TO_CHECK}") not possible ... unsupported architecture" "no_log"
+      fi
+    done
+  done
+
+  [[ "${THREADED}" -eq 1 ]] && wait_for_pid "${lWAIT_PIDS_S18[@]}"
+
+  print_ln
+  lBINS_CHECKED_CNT=$(wc -l "${TMP_DIR}"/s18_checked.tmp 2>/dev/null || true)
+  print_output "[*] Found ${ORANGE}${lBINS_CHECKED_CNT/\ *}${NC} capa results in ${ORANGE}${#BINARIES[@]}${NC} binaries"
+  rm "${TMP_DIR}"/s18_checked.tmp 2>/dev/null
+
+  module_end_log "${FUNCNAME[0]}" "${lBINS_CHECKED_CNT/\ *}"
+}
+
+capa_runner_fct() {
+  local lBINARY="${1:-}"
+
+  local lATTACK_CODES_ARR=()
+  local lATTACK_CODE=""
+  local lBIN_NAME=""
+  lBIN_NAME="$(basename "${lBINARY}")"
+  local lBIN_MD5=""
+
+  print_output "[*] Testing binary behavior with capa for $(print_path "${lBINARY}")" "no_log"
+  "${EXT_DIR}"/capa "${lBINARY}" > "${LOG_PATH_MODULE}/capa_${lBIN_NAME}".log || print_output "[-] Capa analysis failed for ${lBINARY}" "no_log"
+
+  if [[ -s "${LOG_PATH_MODULE}/capa_${lBIN_NAME}.log" ]]; then
+    print_output "[+] Capa results for ${ORANGE}$(print_path "${lBINARY}")${NC}" "" "${LOG_PATH_MODULE}/capa_${lBIN_NAME}.log"
+    mapfile -t lATTACK_CODES_ARR < <(grep -o "T[0-9]\{4\}\(\.[0-9]\{3\}\)\?" "${LOG_PATH_MODULE}/capa_${lBIN_NAME}.log" || true)
+    for lATTACK_CODE in "${lATTACK_CODES_ARR[@]}"; do
+      # check for ATT&CK framework codes and insert the correct links
+      sed -i "/\ ${lATTACK_CODE}\ /a\[REF\] https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/${lATTACK_CODE/\./\/}" "${LOG_PATH_MODULE}/capa_${lBIN_NAME}.log" || true
+    done
+    sed -i '/\ MBC Objective/a \[REF\] https://github.com/MBCProject/mbc-markdown' "${LOG_PATH_MODULE}/capa_${lBIN_NAME}.log" || true
+    lBIN_MD5="$(md5sum "${lBIN_TO_CHECK}" | awk '{print $1}')"
+    if ( ! grep -q "${lBIN_MD5}" "${TMP_DIR}"/s18_checked.tmp 2>/dev/null); then
+      echo "${lBIN_MD5}" >> "${TMP_DIR}"/s18_checked.tmp
+    fi
+  else
+    print_output "[*] No capa results for $(print_path "${lBINARY}")" "no_log"
+    rm "${LOG_PATH_MODULE}/capa_${lBIN_NAME}.log" || true
+  fi
+}