Windows SmartScreen Protection Tampered

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Applies to: Log360Log360 Cloud

About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects registry modification disabling Windows SmartScreen protection

Severity

Attention

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Registry Event" AND ( ( OBJECTNAME contains "\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer" ) AND ( OBJECTNAME endswith "SmartScreenEnabled" OR OBJECTVALUENAME = "SmartScreenEnabled" ) AND ( INFORMATION = "Off" OR CHANGES = "Off" ) ) OR ( ( OBJECTNAME contains "\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\SmartScreen" ) AND ( OBJECTNAME endswith "EnableSmartScreen" OR OBJECTVALUENAME = "EnableSmartScreen" ) AND ( INFORMATION = "DWORD (0x00000000)" OR CHANGES = "0" ) ) select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.OBJECTVALUENAME,Action1.ACCESSES,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.DOMAIN,Action1.PREVVAL,Action1.CHANGES,Action1.INFORMATION

Detection

Execution Mode

continuous

Log Sources

Windows