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CrashControl CrashDump Disabled

Detects disabling the CrashDump per registry (as used by HermeticWiper)

MITRE ATT&CK

persistencedefense-evasion

Detection Query

selection:
  TargetObject|contains: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl
  Details: DWORD (0x00000000)
condition: selection

Author

Tobias Michalski (Nextron Systems)

Created

2022-02-24

Data Sources

windowsRegistry Set Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/hermetic-wiper-ukraine-under-attack/

Tags

attack.persistenceattack.defense-evasionattack.t1564attack.t1112

Raw Content

title: CrashControl CrashDump Disabled
id: 2ff692c2-4594-41ec-8fcb-46587de769e0
status: test
description: Detects disabling the CrashDump per registry (as used by HermeticWiper)
references:
    - https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/hermetic-wiper-ukraine-under-attack/
author: Tobias Michalski (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-02-24
modified: 2023-08-17
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1564
    - attack.t1112
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: registry_set
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|contains: 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl'
        Details: 'DWORD (0x00000000)'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate disabling of crashdumps
level: medium