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splunk-security_content/dev/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
status: production
type: Anomaly
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.
data_source:
- Sysmon Event ID 13
search:
selection1:
Details: '0x00000001'
Registry.registry_value_name: DisableNotificationCenter
condition: selection1
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
asset_type: Endpoint
confidence: 80
impact: 60
message: The Windows notification center was disabled on $dest$ by $user$.
mitre_attack_id:
- T1112
observable:
- name: user
type: User
role:
- Victim
- name: dest
type: Hostname
role:
- Victim
product:
- Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Enterprise Security
- Splunk Cloud
risk_score: 48
security_domain: endpoint
tests:
- name: True Positive Test
attack_data:
- data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1112/disable_notif_center/sysmon.log
source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational
sourcetype: xmlwineventlog