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Defense Evasion via Registry Modification
Identifies modifications to some Windows security related configurations settings via registry changes to disable certain protection or hardening features and performed by a suspicious process.
Detection Logic
registry where not user.id : ("S-1-5-18", "S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20") and
(process.code_signature.exists == false or
process.name : ("powershell.exe", "reg.exe", "cscript.exe", "wscript.exe", "mshta.exe", "winword.exe", "excel.exe") or
process.executable : ("?:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\*", "?:\\Users\\Public\\*", "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\*")) and
registry.path : ("HK*\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\System\\*") and
(
(registry.value : ("EnableUA", "ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin", "PromptOnSecureDesktop") and registry.data.strings : "0") or
(registry.value : ("DisableTaskMgr", "DisableRegistryTools", "DisableArchiveScanning") and registry.data.strings : "1") or
registry.value : "DisableCMD" or
(registry.path : "HKEY_USERS\\*\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Notifications\\Settings\\Windows.SystemToast.SecurityAndMaintenance\\Enabled" and
registry.data.strings : "0")
) and
not (registry.value : "DisableTaskMgr" and
process.executable : ("?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Green's MCI\\MCI.exe",
"?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Green's NV-MSVT\\NV-MSVT.exe",
"?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Green's MSVT\\MSVT.exe")) and
not (process.code_signature.subject_name : ("Barco N.V.", "Advantig Corporation") and process.code_signature.trusted == true) Field Validations
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