Potential EventLog File Location Tampering
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects tampering with EventLog service "file" key. In order to change the default location of an Evtx file. This technique is used to tamper with log collection and alerting
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Registry value modified" AND ((OBJECTNAME contains "\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog" OR (OBJECTNAME endswith "\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog" AND isExist(OBJECTVALUENAME))) AND OBJECTNAME endswith "\File") AND INFORMATION notcontains "\System32\Winevt\Logs" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.PREVVAL,Action1.CHANGES
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
D3F7A5105
