Detection rules › Sigma
Windows Defender Service Disabled - Registry
Detects when an attacker or tool disables the Windows Defender service (WinDefend) via the registry
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Defense Evasion | T1562.001 Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | 13 | RegistryEvent (Value Set) |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: selection
Details: 'DWORD (0x00000004)'
TargetObject|endswith: '\Services\WinDefend\Start'
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 |
|---|---|---|
Details | eq |
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TargetObject | ends_with |
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