Query: alert when Detects attempts to disable Windows Credential Guard by setting registry values to 0. Credential Guard uses virtualizati
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects attempts to disable Windows Credential Guard by setting registry values to 0. Credential Guard uses virtualizati. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: Windows Credential Guard Disabled - Registry id: 73921b9c-cafd-4446-b0c6-fdb0ace42bc0 related: - id: c17d47b7-dcd6-4109-87eb-d1817bd4cbc9 type: similar status: experimental description: 'Detects attempts to disable Windows Credential Guard by setting registry values to 0. Credential Guard uses virtualization-based security to isolate secrets so that only privileged system software can access them. Adversaries may disable Credential Guard to gain access to sensitive credentials stored in the system, such as NTLM hashes and Kerberos tickets, which can be used for lateral movement and privilege escalation. ' references: - https://woshub.com/disable-credential-guard-windows/ author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2025-12-26 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685 logsource: category: registry_set product: windows detection: selection: TargetObject|endswith: - \DeviceGuard\EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity - \DeviceGuard\LsaCfgFlags - \Lsa\LsaCfgFlags Details: DWORD (0x00000000) condition: selection falsepositives: - Unlikely level: high regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_credential_guard_disabled/info.yml
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects DNS queries for IP lookup services such as "api.ipify.org" originating from a non browser process.. Logsource: windows / dns_query. Rule: title: Suspicious DNS Query for IP Lookup Service APIs id: ec82e2a5-81ea-4211-a1f8-37a0286df2c2 status: test description: Detects DNS queries for IP lookup services such as "api.ipify.org" originating from a non browser process. references: - https://www.binarydefense.com/analysis-of-hancitor-when-boring-begets-beacon - https://twitter.com/neonprimetime/status/1436376497980428318 - https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/23/e/managed-xdr-investigation-of-ducktail-in-trend-micro-vision-one.html author: Brandon George (blog post), Thomas Patzke date: 2021-07-08 modified: 2024-03-22 tags: - attack.reconnaissance - attack.t1590 logsource: product: windows category: dns_query detection: selection: - QueryName: - www.ip.cn - l2.io - QueryName|contains: - api.2ip.ua - api.bigdatacloud.net - api.ipify.org - bot.whatismyipaddress.com - canireachthe.net - checkip.amazonaws.com - checkip.dyndns.org - curlmyip.com - db-ip.com - edns.ip-api.com - eth0.me - freegeoip.app - geoipy.com - getip.pro - icanhazip.com - ident.me - ifconfig.io - ifconfig.me - ip-api.com - ip.360.cn - ip.anysrc.net - ip.taobao.com - ip.tyk.nu - ipaddressworld.com - ipapi.co - ipconfig.io - ipecho.net - ipinfo.io - ipip.net - ipof.in - ipv4.icanhazip.com - ipv4bot.whatismyipaddress.com - ipv6-test.com - ipwho.is - jsonip.com - myexternalip.com - seeip.org - wgetip.com - whatismyip.akamai.com - whois.pconline.com.cn - wtfismyip.com filter_optional_brave: Image|endswith: \brave.exe filter_optional_chrome: Image: - C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe - C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe filter_optional_firefox: Image: - C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe - C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe filter_optional_ie: Image: - C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe - C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe filter_optional_maxthon: Image|endswith: \maxthon.exe filter_optional_edge_1: - Image|startswith: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\ - Image|endswith: \WindowsApps\MicrosoftEdge.exe - Image: - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe - C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe filter_optional_edge_2: Image|startswith: - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\ - C:\Program Files\Microsoft\EdgeCore\ Image|endswith: - \msedge.exe - \msedgewebview2.exe filter_optional_opera: Image|endswith: \opera.exe filter_optional_safari: Image|endswith: \safari.exe filter