Windows Firewall Profile Disabled

Detects when a user disables the Windows Firewall via a Profile to help evade defense.

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 1title: Windows Firewall Profile Disabled
 2id: 488b44e7-3781-4a71-888d-c95abfacf44d
 3related:
 4    - id: 12f6b752-042d-483e-bf9c-915a6d06ad75
 5      type: similar
 6status: test
 7description: Detects when a user disables the Windows Firewall via a Profile to help evade defense.
 8references:
 9    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/netsecurity/set-netfirewallprofile?view=windowsserver2022-ps
10    - https://www.tutorialspoint.com/how-to-get-windows-firewall-profile-settings-using-powershell
11    - https://web.archive.org/web/20230929023836/http://powershellhelp.space/commands/set-netfirewallrule-psv5.php
12    - http://woshub.com/manage-windows-firewall-powershell/
13    - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/windows-firewall-disabled-via-powershell.html
14author: Austin Songer @austinsonger
15date: 2021-10-12
16modified: 2022-12-30
17tags:
18    - attack.defense-evasion
19    - attack.t1562.004
20logsource:
21    product: windows
22    category: ps_script
23    definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled'
24detection:
25    selection_args:
26        ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
27            - 'Set-NetFirewallProfile '
28            - ' -Enabled '
29            - ' False'
30    selection_opt:
31        ScriptBlockText|contains:
32            - ' -All '
33            - 'Public'
34            - 'Domain'
35            - 'Private'
36    condition: all of selection*
37falsepositives:
38    - Unknown
39level: medium

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