Windows Defender Threat Detection Service Disabled — Sigma Rule

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: Ján Trenčanský, frack113. Source status: stable; severity: medium. Source dates: 2020-07-28 / 2024-07-02.

{
  "product": "windows",
  "service": "system"
}

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: 80520e415636e533fcbdb2e7dca2522aeb7d124b5cd80dea3de7ebacd34da962

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: Windows Defender Threat Detection Service Disabled
id: 6c0a7755-6d31-44fa-80e1-133e57752680
related:
    - id: fe34868f-6e0e-4882-81f6-c43aa8f15b62
      type: derived
status: stable
description: Detects when the "Windows Defender Threat Protection" service is disabled.
references:
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/troubleshoot-microsoft-defender-antivirus
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1562.001/T1562.001.md
author: Ján Trenčanský, frack113
date: 2020-07-28
modified: 2024-07-02
tags:
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.t1685
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: system
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 7036
        Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
        # Note: The service name and messages are localized
        param1:
            - 'Windows Defender Antivirus Service'
            - 'Service antivirus Microsoft Defender' # French OS
        param2:
            - 'stopped'
            - 'arrêté' # French OS
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Administrator actions
    - Auto updates of Windows Defender causes restarts
level: medium

Original YAML and metadata in JSON

False positives

• Administrator actions
• Auto updates of Windows Defender causes restarts

Source references

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/troubleshoot-microsoft-defender-antivirus
• https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1562.001/T1562.001.md