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.persistence
12    - attack.defense-evasion
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\NoLogOff'
21            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoDesktop'
22            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoRun'
23            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoFind'
24            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoControlPanel'
25            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoFileMenu'
26            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoClose'
27            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoSetTaskbar'
28            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoPropertiesMyDocuments'
29            - 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoTrayContextMenu'
30        Details: 'DWORD (0x00000001)'
31    condition: selection_set_1
32falsepositives:
33    - Legitimate admin script
34level: medium