1. A computer-implemented method executed by one or more processors for selectively capturing video signals of malicious software applications in a virtual machine environment, the method comprising: executing a software application within the virtual machine environment; during execution of the software application, detecting one or more actions specified by a malicious application policy being performed by the software application within the virtual machine environment, the malicious application policy specifying one or more actions that will trigger video capture in the virtual machine environment executing the software application; and initiating capture of a video signal of the virtual machine environment in response to detecting the one or more actions specified by the malicious application policy.