WFP Filter Added via Registry

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects registry modifications that add Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) filters, which may be used to block security tools and EDR agents from reporting events.

Severity

Attention

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Registry entry created" AND ( OBJECTNAME contains "\BFE\Parameters\Policy\Persistent\Filter" AND ( PROCESSNAME notcontains "Windows\SYSWOW64\svchost.exe" OR PROCESSNAME notcontains "Windows\System32\svchost.exe" )) select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.DOMAIN

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

@Frack113