Firewall Disabled via Netsh.EXE
Detects netsh commands that turns off the Windows firewall
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Legitimate administration 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 |
|---|---|
| app.any.run/tasks/210244b9-0b6b-4a2c-83a3-04bd3175d017/ | Only this detection cites it |
| github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1562.004/T1562.004.md#atomic-test-1---disable-microsoft-defender-firewall | 6 |
| www.winhelponline.com/blog/enable-and-disable-windows-firewall-quickly-using-command-line/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 57c4bf16-227f-4394-8ec7-1b745ee061c3
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairmentattack.s0108
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1