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splunk-security_content/dev/endpoint/windows_hide_notification_features_through_registry.yml
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name: Windows Hide Notification Features Through Registry
id: cafa4bce-9f06-11ec-a7b2-acde48001122
version: 1
date: '2022-03-08'
author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
status: production
type: Anomaly
description: This analytic is to detect a suspicious registry modification to hide
common windows notification feature from compromised host. This technique was seen
in some ransomware family to add more impact to its payload that are visually seen
by user aside from the encrypted files and ransomware notes. Even this a good anomaly
detection, administrator may implement this changes for auditing or security reason.
In this scenario filter is needed.
data_source:
- Sysmon Event ID 13
search:
selection1:
Registry.registry_value_name:
- HideClock
- HideSCAHealth
- HideSCANetwork
- HideSCAPower
- HideSCAVolume
TargetObject: '*\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer\\*'
Details: '0x00000001'
condition: selection1
how_to_implement: To successfully implement this search you need to be ingesting information
on process that include the name of the Filesystem responsible for the changes from
your endpoints into the `Endpoint` datamodel in the `Processes` and `Registry` node.
known_false_positives: unknown
references:
- https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/malware/Ransom.Win32.ONALOCKER.A/
tags:
analytic_story:
- Ransomware
- Windows Defense Evasion Tactics
- Windows Registry Abuse
asset_type: Endpoint
confidence: 70
impact: 70
message: Registry modification to hide windows notification on $dest$
mitre_attack_id:
- T1112
observable:
- name: dest
type: Endpoint
role:
- Victim
product:
- Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Enterprise Security
- Splunk Cloud
risk_score: 49
security_domain: endpoint
tests:
- name: True Positive Test
attack_data:
- data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1112/ransomware_disable_reg/sysmon.log
source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational
sourcetype: xmlwineventlog