Registry Disable System Restore — Sigma Rule

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Author: frack113. Source status: test; severity: high. Source dates: 2022-04-04 / 2023-08-17.

{
  "category": "registry_set",
  "product": "windows"
}

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: 1606bed85cc965001a3d6fd57a1940cdc5fcc485b16da278dfc07c5ffbd4a4b2

Detection logic

Original source YAML. Source-tag agreement is not proof of complete semantic coverage. This rule has not been compiled for a SIEM backend or validated against live telemetry here.

title: Registry Disable System Restore
id: 5de03871-5d46-4539-a82d-3aa992a69a83
related:
    - id: 7c06ab9b-b1d2-4ba9-b06e-09491ded20d9
      type: similar
status: test
description: Detects the modification of the registry to disable a system restore on the computer
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1490/T1490.md#atomic-test-9---disable-system-restore-through-registry
author: frack113
date: 2022-04-04
modified: 2023-08-17
tags:
    - attack.impact
    - attack.t1490
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|contains:
            - '\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\SystemRestore'
            - '\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore'
        TargetObject|endswith:
            - DisableConfig
            - DisableSR
        Details: 'DWORD (0x00000001)'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_disable_system_restore/info.yml
simulation:
    - type: atomic-red-team
      name: Disable System Restore Through Registry
      technique: T1490
      atomic_guid: 66e647d1-8741-4e43-b7c1-334760c2047f

Original YAML and metadata in JSON

False positives

• Unknown

Source references

• https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1490/T1490.md#atomic-test-9---disable-system-restore-through-registry