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splunk-security_content/dev/endpoint/disable_windows_app_hotkeys.yml
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name: Disable Windows App Hotkeys
id: 1490f224-ad8b-11eb-8c4f-acde48001122
version: 2
date: '2022-01-27'
author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
status: production
type: TTP
description: This analytic detects a suspicious registry modification to disable Windows
hotkey (shortcut keys) for native Windows applications. This technique is commonly
used to disable certain or several Windows applications like `taskmgr.exe` and `cmd.exe`.
This technique is used to impair the analyst in analyzing and removing the attacker
implant in compromised systems.
data_source:
- Sysmon Event ID 13
search:
selection1:
Details: HotKey Disabled
TargetObject: '*\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Image File Execution Options\\*'
Registry.registry_value_name: Debugger
condition: selection1
how_to_implement: To successfully implement this search, you must be ingesting data
that records registry activity from your hosts to populate the endpoint data model
in the registry node. This is typically populated via endpoint detection-and-response
product, such as CarbonBlack or endpoint data sources, such as Sysmon. The data
used for this search is typically generated via logs that report reads and writes
to the registry.
known_false_positives: unknown
references:
- https://thedfirreport.com/2020/04/20/sqlserver-or-the-miner-in-the-basement/
tags:
analytic_story:
- XMRig
- Windows Registry Abuse
asset_type: Endpoint
confidence: 100
impact: 40
message: Disabled 'Windows App Hotkeys' on $dest$
mitre_attack_id:
- T1562.001
- T1562
observable:
- name: dest
type: Endpoint
role:
- Victim
product:
- Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Enterprise Security
- Splunk Cloud
risk_score: 40
security_domain: endpoint
tests:
- name: True Positive Test
attack_data:
- data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1562.001/hotkey_disabled_hidden_user/windows-sysmon.log
source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational
sourcetype: xmlwineventlog