Potential AutoLogger Sessions Tampering
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects tampering with autologger trace sessions which is a technique used by attackers to disable logging
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Registry value modified" AND ((OBJECTNAME contains "\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\WMI\Autologger" OR (OBJECTNAME endswith "\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\WMI\Autologger" AND isExist(OBJECTVALUENAME))) AND ((OBJECTNAME contains "\EventLog-,\Defender" OR (OBJECTNAME contains "\EventLog-,\Defender" OR OBJECTVALUENAME contains "\EventLog-,\Defender")) AND OBJECTNAME endswith "\Enable,\Start" AND (INFORMATION = "DWORD (0x00000000)" OR (CHANGES = 0 AND NEWTYPE = "REG_DWORD")))) AND PROCESSNAME != "C:\Windows\system32\wevtutil.exe" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.PREVVAL,Action1.CHANGES
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
