Tamper With Sophos AV Registry Keys
Detects tamper attempts to sophos av functionality via registry key modification
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
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
- Some FP may occur when the feature is disabled by the AV itself, you should always investigate if the action was legitimate
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 |
|---|---|
| redacted.com/blog/bianlian-ransomware-gang-gives-it-a-go/ | 3 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 9f4662ac-17ca-43aa-8f12-5d7b989d0101
- 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