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Windows Recall Feature Enabled - Registry

Detects the enabling of the Windows Recall feature via registry manipulation. Windows Recall can be enabled by setting the value of "DisableAIDataAnalysis" to "0". Adversaries may enable Windows Recall as part of post-exploitation discovery and collection activities. This rule assumes that Recall is already explicitly disabled on the host, and subsequently enabled by the adversary.

MITRE ATT&CK

T1113

collection

Detection Query

selection:
  TargetObject|endswith: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI\DisableAIDataAnalysis
  Details: DWORD (0x00000000)
condition: selection

Author

Sajid Nawaz Khan

Created

2024-06-02

Data Sources

windowsRegistry Set Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.collectionattack.t1113

Raw Content

title: Windows Recall Feature Enabled - Registry
id: 75180c5f-4ea1-461a-a4f6-6e4700c065d4
related:
    - id: 5dfc1465-8f65-4fde-8eb5-6194380c6a62
      type: similar
    - id: 817f252c-5143-4dae-b418-48c3e9f63728
      type: similar
status: test
description: |
    Detects the enabling of the Windows Recall feature via registry manipulation. Windows Recall can be enabled by setting the value of "DisableAIDataAnalysis" to "0".
    Adversaries may enable Windows Recall as part of post-exploitation discovery and collection activities.
    This rule assumes that Recall is already explicitly disabled on the host, and subsequently enabled by the adversary.
references:
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/manage-recall
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-windowsai#disableaidataanalysis
author: Sajid Nawaz Khan
date: 2024-06-02
tags:
    - attack.collection
    - attack.t1113
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        # HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI\DisableAIDataAnalysis
        # HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI\DisableAIDataAnalysis
        TargetObject|endswith: '\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI\DisableAIDataAnalysis'
        Details: 'DWORD (0x00000000)'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate use/activation of Windows Recall
level: medium