Sysmon Configuration Modification
Detects when an attacker tries to hide from Sysmon by disabling or stopping it
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1title: Sysmon Configuration Modification
2id: 1f2b5353-573f-4880-8e33-7d04dcf97744
3status: test
4description: Detects when an attacker tries to hide from Sysmon by disabling or stopping it
5references:
6 - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1562.001/T1562.001.md
7 - https://talesfrominfosec.blogspot.com/2017/12/killing-sysmon-silently.html
8author: frack113
9date: 2021-06-04
10modified: 2022-08-02
11tags:
12 - attack.defense-evasion
13 - attack.t1564
14logsource:
15 product: windows
16 category: sysmon_status
17detection:
18 selection_stop:
19 State: Stopped
20 selection_conf:
21 - 'Sysmon config state changed'
22 filter:
23 State: Started
24 condition: 1 of selection_* and not filter
25falsepositives:
26 - Legitimate administrative action
27level: high
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