Registry Hide Function from User

 1title: Registry Hide Function from User
 2id: 5a93eb65-dffa-4543-b761-94aa60098fb6
 3status: test
 4description: Detects registry modifications that hide internal tools or functions from the user (malware like Agent Tesla, Hermetic Wiper uses this technique)
 5references:
 6    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1564.001/T1564.001.md
 7author: frack113
 8date: 2022-03-18
 9modified: 2023-08-17
10tags:
11    - attack.persistence
12    - attack.defense-impairment
13    - attack.t1112
14logsource:
15    category: registry_set
16    product: windows
17detection:
18    selection_set_1:
19        TargetObject|endswith:
20            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\HideClock'
21            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\HideSCAHealth'
22            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\HideSCANetwork'
23            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\HideSCAPower'
24            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\HideSCAVolume'
25        Details: 'DWORD (0x00000001)'
26    selection_set_0:
27        TargetObject|endswith:
28            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowInfoTip'
29            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowCompColor'
30        Details: 'DWORD (0x00000000)'
31    condition: 1 of selection_set_*
32falsepositives:
33    - Legitimate admin script
34level: medium
35simulation:
36    - type: atomic-red-team
37      name: Hide Windows Clock Group Policy Feature
38      technique: T1112
39      atomic_guid: 8023db1e-ad06-4966-934b-b6a0ae52689e
40    - type: atomic-red-team
41      name: Windows HideSCAHealth Group Policy Feature
42      technique: T1112
43      atomic_guid: a4637291-40b1-4a96-8c82-b28f1d73e54e
44    - type: atomic-red-team
45      name: Windows HideSCANetwork Group Policy Feature
46      technique: T1112
47      atomic_guid: 3e757ce7-eca0-411a-9583-1c33b8508d52
48    - type: atomic-red-team
49      name: Windows HideSCAPower Group Policy Feature
50      technique: T1112
51      atomic_guid: 8d85a5d8-702f-436f-bc78-fcd9119496fc
52    - type: atomic-red-team
53      name: Windows HideSCAVolume Group Policy Feature
54      technique: T1112
55      atomic_guid: 7f037590-b4c6-4f13-b3cc-e424c5ab8ade
56    - type: atomic-red-team
57      name: Windows Modify Show Compress Color And Info Tip Registry
58      technique: T1112
59      atomic_guid: 795d3248-0394-4d4d-8e86-4e8df2a2693f