Disable Windows Event Logging Via Registry
Detects tampering with the "Enabled" registry key in order to disable Windows logging of a Windows event channel
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
- Rare falsepositives may occur from legitimate administrators disabling specific event log for troubleshooting
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 |
|---|---|
| github.com/DebugPrivilege/CPP/blob/c39d365617dbfbcb01fffad200d52b6239b2918c/Windows%20Defender/RestoreDefenderConfig.cpp | Only this detection cites it |
| twitter.com/WhichbufferArda/status/1543900539280293889 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 2f78da12-f7c7-430b-8b19-a28f269b77a3
- 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