title: System Restore Registry Modification via CommandLine
id: 7c06ab9b-b1d2-4ba9-b06e-09491ded20d9
related:
- id: 5de03871-5d46-4539-a82d-3aa992a69a83
type: similar
status: experimental
description: |
Detects system restore registry modification via command line, which can be used by adversaries to disable system restore on the computer.
references:
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1490/T1490.md#atomic-test-9---disable-system-restore-through-registry
author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
date: 2026-03-11
tags:
- attack.impact
- attack.t1490
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
- Image|endswith:
- '\powershell.exe'
- '\pwsh.exe'
- '\reg.exe'
- OriginalFileName:
- 'powershell.exe'
- 'pwsh.dll'
- 'reg.exe'
selection_cli_action:
CommandLine|contains:
- ' add '
- 'Set-ItemProperty'
- 'New-ItemProperty'
selection_cli_reg_root:
CommandLine|contains:
- '\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\SystemRestore'
- '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore'
selection_cli_reg_key:
CommandLine|contains:
- 'DisableConfig'
- 'DisableSR'
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_system_restore_modification/info.yml
simulation:
- type: atomic-red-team
name: Disable System Restore Through Registry
technique: T1490
atomic_guid: 66e647d1-8741-4e43-b7c1-334760c2047f