ETW Logging Disabled For rpcrt4.dll
Detects changes to the "ExtErrorInformation" key in order to disable ETW logging for rpcrt4.dll
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques 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 |
|---|---|
| redplait.blogspot.com/2020/07/whats-wrong-with-etw.html | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 90f342e1-1aaa-4e43-b092-39fda57ed11e
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairmentattack.persistence
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1