Detection rules › Sigma
Windows Update Error
Detects Windows update errors including installation failures and connection issues. Defenders should observe this in case critical update KBs aren't installed.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Resource Development | T1584 Compromise Infrastructure |
Event coverage
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: selection
Provider_Name: 'Microsoft-Windows-WindowsUpdateClient'
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 |
|---|---|---|
Provider_Name | eq |
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Neighbors
Often fire together
Rules that target events appearing in the same incident timelines. They pattern-match on adjacent steps of the same TTP, so an alert from one is often paired with alerts from these. Useful for triage context and for assembling chained-detection rules.