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Displaying Hidden Files Feature Disabled

Detects modifications to the "Hidden" and "ShowSuperHidden" explorer registry values in order to disable showing of hidden files and system files. This technique is abused by several malware families to hide their files from normal users.

MITRE ATT&CK

T1564.001

defense-evasion

Detection Query

selection:
  TargetObject|endswith:
    - \Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden
    - \Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Hidden
  Details: DWORD (0x00000000)
condition: selection

Author

frack113

Created

2022-04-02

Data Sources

windowsRegistry Set Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1564.001/T1564.001.md#atomic-test-8---hide-files-through-registry

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.t1564.001

Raw Content

title: Displaying Hidden Files Feature Disabled
id: 5a5152f1-463f-436b-b2f5-8eceb3964b42
status: test
description: |
    Detects modifications to the "Hidden" and "ShowSuperHidden" explorer registry values in order to disable showing of hidden files and system files.
    This technique is abused by several malware families to hide their files from normal users.
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1564.001/T1564.001.md#atomic-test-8---hide-files-through-registry
author: frack113
date: 2022-04-02
modified: 2024-03-26
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1564.001
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|endswith:
            - '\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden'
            - '\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Hidden'
        Details: 'DWORD (0x00000000)'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium