Windows Recall Feature Enabled - DisableAIDataAnalysis Value Deleted

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects the enabling of the Windows Recall feature via registry manipulation. Windows Recall can be enabled by deleting the existing "DisableAIDataAnalysis" registry value. Adversaries may enable Windows Recall as part of post-exploitation discovery and collection activities. This rule assumes that Recall is already explicitly disabled on the host, and subsequently enabled by the adversary.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Registry entry deleted" AND ACCESSES = "DeleteValue" AND (OBJECTNAME endswith "\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI\DisableAIDataAnalysis" OR (OBJECTNAME endswith "\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI" AND OBJECTVALUENAME = "DisableAIDataAnalysis")) select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.OBJECTNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Sajid Nawaz Khan