Windows Defender ASR Audit Events
This detection searches for ASR audit events that are generated when a process or application attempts to perform an action that would be blocked by an ASR rule, but is allowed to proceed for auditing purposes.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSIdentity ProviderLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteSaaSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
Known benign triggers
- Some false positives are expected initially as the ASR rules are tuned and configured.
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 |
|---|---|
| asrgen.streamlit.app | 5 |
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/attack-surface-reduction-rules-overview | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 0e4d46b1-22bd-4f0e-8337-ca6f60ad4bea
- Tagged by the source as
- Windows Attack Surface ReductionEndpointendpointSplunk CloudSplunk EnterpriseSplunk Enterprise Securityendpoint
Licence
- Published under
- Apache License 2.0Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
- Obtained under
- Apache-2.0Read the origin licence
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Oct 6, 2026
- Version
- 2