Registry Explorer Policy Modification

 1title: Registry Explorer Policy Modification
 2id: 1c3121ed-041b-4d97-a075-07f54f20fb4a
 3status: test
 4description: Detects registry modifications that disable internal tools or functions in explorer (malware like Agent Tesla uses this technique)
 5references:
 6    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1112/T1112.md
 7author: frack113
 8date: 2022-03-18
 9modified: 2023-08-17
10tags:
11    - attack.defense-evasion
12    - attack.t1112
13logsource:
14    category: registry_set
15    product: windows
16detection:
17    selection_set_1:
18        TargetObject|endswith:
19            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoLogOff'
20            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoDesktop'
21            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoRun'
22            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoFind'
23            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoControlPanel'
24            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoFileMenu'
25            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoClose'
26            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoSetTaskbar'
27            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoPropertiesMyDocuments'
28            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoTrayContextMenu'
29        Details: 'DWORD (0x00000001)'
30    condition: selection_set_1
31falsepositives:
32    - Legitimate admin script
33level: medium