Previously Installed IIS Module Was Removed
Detects the removal of a previously installed IIS module.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source service
- iis_configuration
Known benign triggers
- Legitimate administrator activity
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/get-started/introduction-to-iis/iis-modules-overview | 2 |
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/manage/provisioning-and-managing-iis/configure-logging-in-iis | 4 |
| www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2022/07/26/malicious-iis-extensions-quietly-open-persistent-backdoors-into-servers/ | 4from 2 sources |
| www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2022/12/12/iis-modules-the-evolution-of-web-shells-and-how-to-detect-them/ | 11from 2 sources |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 9e1a1fdf-ee58-40ce-8e15-b66ca5a80e1f
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairmentattack.persistence
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1