{"id":"7c06ab9b-b1d2-4ba9-b06e-09491ded20d9","title":"System Restore Registry Modification via CommandLine","description":"Detects system restore registry modification via command line, which can be used by adversaries to disable system restore on the computer.\n","author":"Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)","status":"experimental","level":"high","date":"2026-03-11","modified":"","tags":["attack.impact","attack.t1490"],"technique_ids":["T1490"],"logsource":{"category":"process_creation","product":"windows"},"falsepositives":["Unknown"],"references":["https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1490/T1490.md#atomic-test-9---disable-system-restore-through-registry"],"source_path":"rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_system_restore_modification.yml","source_sha256":"52d5bb605a9497251f7d92ae821e61c5ee58845db7d63a8665ef6ec4e7752288","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_system_restore_modification.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: System Restore Registry Modification via CommandLine\nid: 7c06ab9b-b1d2-4ba9-b06e-09491ded20d9\nrelated:\n    - id: 5de03871-5d46-4539-a82d-3aa992a69a83\n      type: similar\nstatus: experimental\ndescription: |\n    Detects system restore registry modification via command line, which can be used by adversaries to disable system restore on the computer.\nreferences:\n    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1490/T1490.md#atomic-test-9---disable-system-restore-through-registry\nauthor: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)\ndate: 2026-03-11\ntags:\n    - attack.impact\n    - attack.t1490\nlogsource:\n    category: process_creation\n    product: windows\ndetection:\n    selection_img:\n        - Image|endswith:\n              - '\\powershell.exe'\n              - '\\pwsh.exe'\n              - '\\reg.exe'\n        - OriginalFileName:\n              - 'powershell.exe'\n              - 'pwsh.dll'\n              - 'reg.exe'\n    selection_cli_action:\n        CommandLine|contains:\n            - ' add '\n            - 'Set-ItemProperty'\n            - 'New-ItemProperty'\n    selection_cli_reg_root:\n        CommandLine|contains:\n            - '\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\SystemRestore'\n            - '\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\SystemRestore'\n    selection_cli_reg_key:\n        CommandLine|contains:\n            - 'DisableConfig'\n            - 'DisableSR'\n    condition: all of selection_*\nfalsepositives:\n    - Unknown\nlevel: high\nregression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_system_restore_modification/info.yml\nsimulation:\n    - type: atomic-red-team\n      name: Disable System Restore Through Registry\n      technique: T1490\n      atomic_guid: 66e647d1-8741-4e43-b7c1-334760c2047f\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1490","id":"T1490","name":"Inhibit System Recovery","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1490/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/7c06ab9b-b1d2-4ba9-b06e-09491ded20d9.json","kind":"sigma"}