Windows Defender Exclusions Added - PowerShell
Detects modifications to the Windows Defender configuration settings using PowerShell to add exclusions
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSIdentity ProviderLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteSaaSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- ps_script
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
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 |
|---|---|
| www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/windows-defender-exclusions-added-via-powershell.html | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- c1344fa2-323b-4d2e-9176-84b4d4821c88
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairmentattack.execution
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1