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splunk-security_content/detections/endpoint/disable_windows_smartscreen_protection.yml
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name: Disable Windows SmartScreen Protection
id: 664f0fd0-91ff-11eb-a56f-acde48001122
version: 1
date: '2021-03-31'
author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
type: TTP
datamodel:
- Endpoint
description: The following search identifies a modification of registry to disable
the smartscreen protection of windows machine. This is windows feature provide an
early warning system against website that might engage in phishing attack or malware
distribution. This modification are seen in RAT malware to cover their tracks upon
downloading other of its component or other payload.
search: '| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time)
as lastTime from datamodel=Endpoint.Registry where Registry.registry_path= "*HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\SmartScreenEnabled" Registry.registry_value_name
= "Off" by Registry.registry_path Registry.registry_key_name Registry.registry_value_name
Registry.dest | `drop_dm_object_name(Registry)` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
|`security_content_ctime(lastTime)` | `disable_windows_smartscreen_protection_filter`'
how_to_implement: To successfully implement this search you need to be ingesting information
on process that include the name of the process responsible for the changes from
your endpoints into the `Endpoint` datamodel in the `Registry` node. Also make sure
that this registry was included in your config files ex. sysmon config to be monitored.
known_false_positives: admin or user may choose to disable this windows features.
references:
- https://tccontre.blogspot.com/2020/01/remcos-rat-evading-windows-defender-av.html
tags:
analytic_story:
- Windows Defense Evasion Tactics
automated_detection_testing: passed
confidence: 50
context:
- Source:Endpoint
- Stage:Defense Evasion
dataset:
- https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1562.001/win_app_defender_disabling/windows-security.log
- https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1562.001/win_app_defender_disabling/windows-system.log
- https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1562.001/win_app_defender_disabling/windows-sysmon.log
impact: 50
kill_chain_phases:
- Exploitation
message: The Windows Smartscreen was disabled on $dest$ by $user$.
mitre_attack_id:
- T1562.001
- T1562
observable:
- name: user
type: User
role:
- Victim
- name: dest
type: Hostname
role:
- Victim
product:
- Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Enterprise Security
- Splunk Cloud
required_fields:
- _time
- Registry.registry_key_name
- Registry.registry_path
- Registry.user
- Registry.dest
- Registry.registry_value_nam
risk_score: 25
security_domain: endpoint