Disable Internal Tools or Feature in Registry
Detects registry modifications that change features of internal Windows tools (malware like Agent Tesla uses this technique)
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1title: Disable Internal Tools or Feature in Registry
2id: e2482f8d-3443-4237-b906-cc145d87a076
3status: test
4description: Detects registry modifications that change features of internal Windows tools (malware like Agent Tesla uses this technique)
5references:
6 - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1112/T1112.md
7 - https://www.mandiant.com/resources/unc2165-shifts-to-evade-sanctions
8 - https://blogs.vmware.com/security/2022/11/batloader-the-evasive-downloader-malware.html
9 - https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/detections/pum-optional-nodispbackgroundpage
10 - https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/detections/pum-optional-nodispcpl
11 - https://bazaar.abuse.ch/sample/7bde840c7e8c36dce4c3bac937bcf39f36a6f118001b406bfbbc25451ce44fb4/
12author: frack113, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), CrimpSec
13date: 2022-03-18
14modified: 2025-06-04
15tags:
16 - attack.defense-evasion
17 - attack.t1112
18logsource:
19 category: registry_set
20 product: windows
21detection:
22 selection_set_1:
23 TargetObject|endswith:
24 - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisableCMD'
25 - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoControlPanel'
26 - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoRun'
27 - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\StartMenuLogOff'
28 - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableChangePassword'
29 - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableLockWorkstation'
30 - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools'
31 - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskmgr'
32 - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\NoDispBackgroundPage'
33 - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\NoDispCPL'
34 - 'SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\DisableNotificationCenter'
35 - 'SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\DisableCMD'
36 Details: 'DWORD (0x00000001)'
37 selection_set_0:
38 TargetObject|endswith:
39 - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin'
40 - 'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\InactivityTimeoutSecs'
41 - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\shutdownwithoutlogon'
42 - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications\ToastEnabled'
43 - 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Storage\Write Protection'
44 - 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies\WriteProtect'
45 Details: 'DWORD (0x00000000)'
46 condition: 1 of selection_set_*
47falsepositives:
48 - Legitimate admin script
49level: medium
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