WFP Filter Added via Registry
Detects registry modifications that add Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) filters, which may be used to block security tools and EDR agents from reporting events.
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 |
|---|---|
| github.com/netero1010/EDRSilencer/blob/0e73a7037ec65c52894d8208e6f605a7da0a34a6/EDRSilencer.c | Only this detection cites it |
| www.huntress.com/blog/silencing-the-edr-silencers | Only this detection cites it |
| www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/24/j/edrsilencer-disrupting-endpoint-security-solutions.html | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 1f1d8209-636e-4c6c-a137-781cca8b82f9
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairmentattack.execution
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1