Registry Disable System Restore
Detects the modification of the registry to disable a system restore on the computer
Sigma rule (View on GitHub)
1title: Registry Disable System Restore
2id: 5de03871-5d46-4539-a82d-3aa992a69a83
3related:
4 - id: 7c06ab9b-b1d2-4ba9-b06e-09491ded20d9
5 type: similar
6status: test
7description: Detects the modification of the registry to disable a system restore on the computer
8references:
9 - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1490/T1490.md#atomic-test-9---disable-system-restore-through-registry
10author: frack113
11date: 2022-04-04
12modified: 2023-08-17
13tags:
14 - attack.impact
15 - attack.t1490
16logsource:
17 category: registry_set
18 product: windows
19detection:
20 selection:
21 TargetObject|contains:
22 - '\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\SystemRestore'
23 - '\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore'
24 TargetObject|endswith:
25 - DisableConfig
26 - DisableSR
27 Details: 'DWORD (0x00000001)'
28 condition: selection
29falsepositives:
30 - Unknown
31level: high
32regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_disable_system_restore/info.yml
33simulation:
34 - type: atomic-red-team
35 name: Disable System Restore Through Registry
36 technique: T1490
37 atomic_guid: 66e647d1-8741-4e43-b7c1-334760c2047f
References
Related rules
- System Restore Registry Modification via CommandLine
- Boot Configuration Tampering Via Bcdedit.EXE
- Cisco Modify Configuration
- Potential Maze Ransomware Activity
- Potential Dtrack RAT Activity