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.stealth
12    - attack.defense-impairment
13    - attack.t1564.001
14    - attack.t1112
15    - attack.persistence
16logsource:
17    category: registry_set
18    product: windows
19detection:
20    selection:
21        TargetObject|contains:
22            - '\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\' # PowerShell 5
23            - '\Microsoft\PowerShellCore\' # PowerShell 7
24        TargetObject|endswith:
25            - '\ModuleLogging\EnableModuleLogging'
26            - '\ScriptBlockLogging\EnableScriptBlockLogging'
27            - '\ScriptBlockLogging\EnableScriptBlockInvocationLogging'
28            - '\Transcription\EnableTranscripting'
29            - '\Transcription\EnableInvocationHeader'
30            - '\EnableScripts'
31        Details: 'DWORD (0x00000000)'
32    condition: selection
33falsepositives:
34    - Unknown
35level: high
36regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_powershell_logging_disabled/info.yml
37simulation:
38    - type: atomic-red-team
39      name: Disable PowerShell Logging via Registry
40      technique: T1112
41      atomic_guid: 95b25212-91a7-42ff-9613-124aca6845a8

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