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splunk-security_content/detections/endpoint/windows_disable_notification_center.yml
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name: Windows Disable Notification Center
id: 1cd983c8-8fd6-11ec-a09d-acde48001122
version: 1
date: '2022-02-17'
author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
type: Anomaly
datamodel:
- Endpoint
description: The following search identifies a modification of registry to disable
the windows notification center feature in a windows host machine. This registry modification removes
notification and action center from the notification area on the task bar.
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 from datamodel=Endpoint.Registry
where Registry.registry_value_name= "DisableNotificationCenter"
Registry.registry_value_data = "0x00000001" by _time span=1h Registry.dest Registry.user
Registry.registry_path Registry.registry_value_name Registry.registry_key_name Registry.process_guid
Registry.registry_value_data | `drop_dm_object_name(Registry)` |rename process_guid
as proc_guid |join proc_guid, _time [| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count
FROM datamodel=Endpoint.Processes by _time span=1h Processes.process_id Processes.process_name
Processes.process Processes.dest Processes.parent_process_name Processes.parent_process
Processes.process_guid | `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)` |rename process_guid as
proc_guid | fields _time dest user parent_process_name parent_process process_name
process_path process proc_guid registry_path registry_value_name registry_value_data
registry_key_name] | table _time dest user parent_process_name parent_process process_name
process_path process proc_guid registry_path registry_value_name registry_value_data
registry_key_name | `windows_disable_notification_center_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
- Windows Registry Abuse
dataset:
- https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1112/disable_notif_center/sysmon.log
kill_chain_phases:
- Exploitation
mitre_attack_id:
- T1112
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
security_domain: endpoint
impact: 60
confidence: 80
# (impact * confidence)/100
risk_score: 48
context:
- Source:Endpoint
- Stage:Defense Evasion
message: The Windows notification center was disabled on $dest$ by $user$.
observable:
- name: user
type: User
role:
- Victim
- name: dest
type: Hostname
role:
- Victim
nist:
- PR.PT
- DE.CM
cis20:
- CIS 8
asset_type: Endpoint