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Disabling Security Services via Registry
This query checks for processes modifying the registry to disable security features. This is a common technique used by threat actors for defence evasion.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Defense Impairment |
Telemetry coverage
| Platform | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Defender for Endpoint | DeviceProcessEvents action any: Process activity |
Rule body
id: 32b29155-3fd3-4a9e-a0ca-a67e2593b60b
name: Disabling Security Services via Registry
description: |
This query checks for processes modifying the registry to disable security features. This is a common technique used by threat actors for defence evasion.
severity: Medium
status: Available
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
dataTypes:
- DeviceProcessEvents
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 1h
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
- DefenseEvasion
relevantTechniques:
- T1562
query: |
DeviceProcessEvents
| where InitiatingProcessCommandLine has_all(@'"reg"', 'add', @'"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\', '/v','/t', 'REG_DWORD', '/d', '/f')
and InitiatingProcessCommandLine has_any('DisableRealtimeMonitoring', 'UseTPMKey', 'UseTPMKeyPIN', 'UseAdvancedStartup',
'EnableBDEWithNoTPM', 'RecoveryKeyMessageSource')
| extend HostName = iff(DeviceName has '.', substring(DeviceName, 0, indexof(DeviceName, '.')), DeviceName)
| extend DnsDomain = iff(DeviceName has '.', substring(DeviceName, indexof(DeviceName, '.') + 1), "")
entityMappings:
- entityType: Host
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: DeviceName
- identifier: HostName
columnName: HostName
- identifier: DnsDomain
columnName: DnsDomain
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: AccountUpn
- identifier: Name
columnName: AccountName
- identifier: NTDomain
columnName: AccountDomain
- entityType: Process
fieldMappings:
- identifier: ProcessId
columnName: ProcessId
- identifier: CommandLine
columnName: ProcessCommandLine
version: 1.0.0
kind: Scheduled
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: source
DeviceProcessEvents
Stage 2: where
| where InitiatingProcessCommandLine has_all(@'"reg"', 'add', @'"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\', '/v','/t', 'REG_DWORD', '/d', '/f')
and InitiatingProcessCommandLine has_any('DisableRealtimeMonitoring', 'UseTPMKey', 'UseTPMKeyPIN', 'UseAdvancedStartup',
'EnableBDEWithNoTPM', 'RecoveryKeyMessageSource')
Stage 3: extend
| extend HostName = iff(DeviceName has '.', substring(DeviceName, 0, indexof(DeviceName, '.')), DeviceName)
HostName =if
DeviceName has "."substring(DeviceName, 0, indexof(DeviceName, '.'))else
DeviceNameStage 4: extend
| extend DnsDomain = iff(DeviceName has '.', substring(DeviceName, indexof(DeviceName, '.') + 1), "")
DnsDomain =if
DeviceName has "."substring(DeviceName, (indexof(DeviceName, '.') + 1))else
""Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
InitiatingProcessCommandLine | match |
| field:"ParentCommandLine" kind:match |
Output fields
These fields are emitted when the rule matches.
| Field | Source |
|---|---|
HostName | extend |
DnsDomain | extend |