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Disable Security Events Logging Adding Reg Key MiniNt

Detects the addition of a key 'MiniNt' to the registry. Upon a reboot, Windows Event Log service will stop writing events.

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Ilyas Ochkov, oscd.communityCreated Fri Oct 25Updated Sat Nov 27919f2ef0-be2d-4a7a-b635-eb2b41fde044windows
Log Source
WindowsRegistry Event
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryRegistry Event← raw: registry_event

Events for Windows Registry modifications including key creation, modification, and deletion.

Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
    selection:
    # Sysmon gives us HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\.. if ControlSetXX is the selected one
        - TargetObject: 'HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MiniNt'
          EventType: 'CreateKey'    # we don't want deletekey
    # key rename
        - NewName: 'HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MiniNt'
    condition: selection
False Positives
Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

References
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MITRE ATT&CK

CAR Analytics

2022-03-001 · CAR 2022-03-001
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
919f2ef0-be2d-4a7a-b635-eb2b41fde044
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Fri Oct 25
Modified
Sat Nov 27
Author
Ilyas Ochkov, oscd.community
Path
rules/windows/registry/registry_event/registry_event_disable_security_events_logging_adding_reg_key_minint.yml
Raw Tags
attack.persistenceattack.defense-evasionattack.t1562.002attack.t1112car.2022-03-001
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