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Windows Defender Virus Scanning Feature Disabled
Detects disabling of the Windows Defender virus scanning feature
MITRE ATT&CK
Detection Query
selection:
EventID: 5012
condition: selection
Author
Ján Trenčanský, frack113
Created
2020-07-28
Data Sources
windowswindefend
Platforms
windows
References
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/troubleshoot-microsoft-defender-antivirus?view=o365-worldwide#event-id-5012
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1562.001/T1562.001.md
- https://craigclouditpro.wordpress.com/2020/03/04/hunting-malicious-windows-defender-activity/
Tags
attack.defense-impairmentattack.t1685
Raw Content
title: Windows Defender Virus Scanning Feature Disabled
id: 686c0b4b-9dd3-4847-9077-d6c1bbe36fcb
related:
- id: fe34868f-6e0e-4882-81f6-c43aa8f15b62
type: obsolete
status: stable
description: Detects disabling of the Windows Defender virus scanning feature
references:
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/troubleshoot-microsoft-defender-antivirus?view=o365-worldwide#event-id-5012
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1562.001/T1562.001.md
- https://craigclouditpro.wordpress.com/2020/03/04/hunting-malicious-windows-defender-activity/
author: Ján Trenčanský, frack113
date: 2020-07-28
modified: 2023-11-22
tags:
- attack.defense-impairment
- attack.t1685
logsource:
product: windows
service: windefend
detection:
selection:
EventID: 5012 # Scanning for viruses is disabled.
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high