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Microsoft Defender Tamper Protection Trigger

Detects blocked attempts to change any of Defender's settings such as "Real Time Monitoring" and "Behavior Monitoring"

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 might try to disable defender features during testing (must be investigated)

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