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ETW Logging Disabled For rpcrt4.dll

Detects changes to the "ExtErrorInformation" key in order to disable ETW logging for rpcrt4.dll

MITRE ATT&CK

persistencedefense-evasion

Detection Query

selection:
  TargetObject|endswith: \Microsoft\Windows NT\Rpc\ExtErrorInformation
  Details:
    - DWORD (0x00000000)
    - DWORD (0x00000002)
condition: selection

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2022-12-09

Data Sources

windowsRegistry Set Events

Platforms

windows

References

http://redplait.blogspot.com/2020/07/whats-wrong-with-etw.html

Tags

attack.persistenceattack.defense-evasionattack.t1112attack.t1562

Raw Content

title: ETW Logging Disabled For rpcrt4.dll
id: 90f342e1-1aaa-4e43-b092-39fda57ed11e
status: test
description: Detects changes to the "ExtErrorInformation" key in order to disable ETW logging for rpcrt4.dll
references:
    - http://redplait.blogspot.com/2020/07/whats-wrong-with-etw.html
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-12-09
modified: 2023-08-17
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1112
    - attack.t1562
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: registry_set
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|endswith: '\Microsoft\Windows NT\Rpc\ExtErrorInformation'
        Details:
            # This is disabled by default for some reason
            - 'DWORD (0x00000000)' # Off
            - 'DWORD (0x00000002)' # Off with exceptions
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low