PowerShell Logging Disabled Via Registry Key Tampering
Detects changes to the registry for the currently logged-in user. In order to disable PowerShell module logging, script block logging or transcription and script execution logging
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1title: PowerShell Logging Disabled Via Registry Key Tampering
2id: fecfd1a1-cc78-4313-a1ea-2ee2e8ec27a7
3status: test
4description: Detects changes to the registry for the currently logged-in user. In order to disable PowerShell module logging, script block logging or transcription and script execution logging
5references:
6 - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1112/T1112.md#atomic-test-32---windows-powershell-logging-disabled
7author: frack113
8date: 2022-04-02
9modified: 2023-08-17
10tags:
11 - attack.defense-evasion
12 - attack.t1564.001
13 - attack.t1112
14 - attack.persistence
15logsource:
16 category: registry_set
17 product: windows
18detection:
19 selection:
20 TargetObject|contains:
21 - '\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\' # PowerShell 5
22 - '\Microsoft\PowerShellCore\' # PowerShell 7
23 TargetObject|endswith:
24 - '\ModuleLogging\EnableModuleLogging'
25 - '\ScriptBlockLogging\EnableScriptBlockLogging'
26 - '\ScriptBlockLogging\EnableScriptBlockInvocationLogging'
27 - '\Transcription\EnableTranscripting'
28 - '\Transcription\EnableInvocationHeader'
29 - '\EnableScripts'
30 Details: 'DWORD (0x00000000)'
31 condition: selection
32falsepositives:
33 - Unknown
34level: high
35regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_powershell_logging_disabled/info.yml
36simulation:
37 - type: atomic-red-team
38 name: Disable PowerShell Logging via Registry
39 technique: T1112
40 atomic_guid: 95b25212-91a7-42ff-9613-124aca6845a8
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