Unusual Windows System Service Disabled
Description
Identifies attempts to disable certain Windows security related services such as the Windows Defender or System Updates via registry modification.
Query · eql
registry where
registry.value : "Start" and registry.data.strings == "4" and
process.executable != null and registry.path != null and
registry.path :
("HKLM\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Services\\WinDefend\\Start",
"HKLM\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Services\\SecurityHealthService\\Start",
"HKLM\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Services\\Sense\\Start",
"HKLM\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Services\\WdBoot\\Start",
"HKLM\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Services\\WdFilter\\Start",
"HKLM\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Services\\WdNisDrv\\Start",
"HKLM\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Services\\WdNisSvc\\Start",
"HKLM\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Services\\wscsvc\\Start",
"HKLM\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Services\\EventLog\\Start") and
not process.executable : ("?:\\Windows\\System32\\reg.exe", "?:\\Windows\\regedit.exe") and
not (process.code_signature.subject_name in ("Connectwise, LLC", "Enestech Software (Cyprus) Ltd") and process.code_signature.trusted == true)