Write Protect For Storage Disabled
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects applications trying to modify the registry in order to disable any write-protect property for storage devices. This could be a precursor to a ransomware attack and has been an observed technique used by cypherpunk group.
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1:
actionname = "Process started" AND COMMANDLINE contains "\System\CurrentControlSet\Control" AND COMMANDLINE contains "Write Protection" AND COMMANDLINE contains "0" AND COMMANDLINE contains "storage"
select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME,Action1.DOMAIN,Action1.ORIGINALFILENAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSID,Action1.PROCESSID,Action1.PRODUCT_NAME,Action1.SECURITYID
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
Sreeman
