ETW Trace Evasion Activity
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects command line activity that tries to clear or disable any ETW trace log which could be a sign of logging evasion.
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (COMMANDLINE contains "cl" AND COMMANDLINE contains "/Trace") OR (COMMANDLINE contains "clear-log" AND COMMANDLINE contains "/Trace") OR (COMMANDLINE contains "sl" AND COMMANDLINE contains "/e:false") OR (COMMANDLINE contains "set-log" AND COMMANDLINE contains "/e:false") OR (COMMANDLINE contains "logman" AND COMMANDLINE contains "update" AND COMMANDLINE contains "trace" AND COMMANDLINE contains "--p" AND COMMANDLINE contains "-ets") OR COMMANDLINE contains "Remove-EtwTraceProvider" OR (COMMANDLINE contains "Set-EtwTraceProvider" AND COMMANDLINE contains "0x11") select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
@neu5ron, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Jonhnathan Ribeiro, oscd.community
