Potential AutoLogger Sessions Tampering
Detects tampering with autologger trace sessions which is a technique used by attackers to disable logging. The AutoLogger event tracing session records events up that occur early in the operating system boot…
Description
Detects tampering with autologger trace sessions which is a technique used by attackers to disable logging. The AutoLogger event tracing session records events up that occur early in the operating system boot process. Applications and device drivers can use the AutoLogger session to capture traces before the user logs in, and also used by security solutions as telemetry source. Adversaries may disable these sessions to evade detection and prevent security monitoring of early boot activities and system events.
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
- registry_set
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 |
|---|---|
| blog.palantir.com/tampering-with-windows-event-tracing-background-offense-and-defense-4be7ac62ac63 | 19from 2 sources |
| i.blackhat.com/EU-21/Wednesday/EU-21-Teodorescu-Veni-No-Vidi-No-Vici-Attacks-On-ETW-Blind-EDRs.pdf | 4 |
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/etw/configuring-and-starting-an-autologger-session | 3from 2 sources |
| thedfirreport.com/2021/10/18/icedid-to-xinglocker-ransomware-in-24-hours/ | 25from 3 sources |
| twitter.com/MichalKoczwara/status/1553634816016498688 | 3 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- f37b4bce-49d0-4087-9f5b-58bffda77316
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairment
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1