Detection rules › Sigma
Suspicious Windows Trace ETW Session Tamper Via Logman.EXE
Detects the execution of "logman" utility in order to disable or delete Windows trace sessions
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Defense Evasion | T1070.001 Indicator Removal: Clear Windows Event Logs, T1562.001 Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | 1 | Process creation |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: all of selection_img
or:
Image|endswith: '\logman.exe'
OriginalFileName: Logman.exe
Stage 2: all of selection_action
or:
CommandLine|contains: 'delete '
CommandLine|contains: 'stop '
Stage 3: all of selection_service
or:
CommandLine|contains: 'Circular Kernel Context Logger'
CommandLine|contains: EventLog-
CommandLine|contains: 'SYSMON TRACE'
CommandLine|contains: SysmonDnsEtwSession
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
|
Image | ends_with |
|
OriginalFileName | eq |
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