Windows Defender Configuration Changes
Detects suspicious changes to the Windows Defender configuration
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source service
- windefend
Known benign triggers
- Administrator activity (must be investigated)
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 |
|---|---|
| bidouillesecurity.com/disable-windows-defender-in-powershell/#DisableAntiSpyware | 4 |
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/troubleshoot-microsoft-defender-antivirus?view=o365-worldwide | 8 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 801bd44f-ceed-4eb6-887c-11544633c0aa
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairment
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Version
- 2