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name: Disabling Task Manager
id: dac279bc-9202-11eb-b7fb-acde48001122
version: 4
date: '2023-04-27'
author: Steven Dick, Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
status: production
type: TTP
description: This search is to identifies modification of registry to disable the
task manager of windows operating system. this event or technique are commonly seen
in malware such as RAT, Trojan, TrojanSpy or worm to prevent the user to terminate
their process.
data_source:
- Sysmon Event ID 1
search: '| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count FROM datamodel=Endpoint.Registry
WHERE (Registry.registry_path= "*\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\System\\DisableTaskMgr"
Registry.registry_value_data = "0x00000001") BY _time span=1h Registry.registry_path
Registry.registry_key_name Registry.registry_value_name Registry.registry_value_data
Registry.process_guid | `drop_dm_object_name(Registry)` | where isnotnull(registry_value_data)
| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)` | `disabling_task_manager_filter`'
how_to_implement: To successfully implement this search, you need to be ingesting
logs with the registry value name, registry path, and registry value data from your
endpoints. If you are using Sysmon, you must have at least version 2.0 of the offical
Sysmon TA. https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/5709
known_false_positives: admin may disable this application for non technical user.
references:
- https://any.run/report/ea4ea08407d4ee72e009103a3b77e5a09412b722fdef67315ea63f22011152af/a866d7b1-c236-4f26-a391-5ae32213dfc4#registry
- https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2020/05/threat-roundup-0424-0501.html
tags:
analytic_story:
- Windows Defense Evasion Tactics
- Windows Registry Abuse
asset_type: Endpoint
confidence: 60
impact: 70
message: The Windows Task Manager 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:
- Registry.dest
- Registry.registry_value_name
- Registry.registry_key_name
- Registry.registry_path
- Registry.registry_value_data
- Registry.process_guid
risk_score: 42
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/win_app_defender_disabling/windows-security.log
source: WinEventLog:Security
sourcetype: WinEventLog
update_timestamp: true
- data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1562.001/win_app_defender_disabling/windows-system.log
source: WinEventLog:System
sourcetype: WinEventLog
update_timestamp: true
- data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1562.001/win_app_defender_disabling/windows-sysmon.log
source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational
sourcetype: xmlwineventlog