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Disable Exploit Guard Network Protection on Windows Defender

Detects disabling Windows Defender Exploit Guard Network Protection

MITRE ATT&CK

defense-evasion

Detection Query

selection:
  TargetObject|contains: SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security
    Center\App and Browser protection\DisallowExploitProtectionOverride
  Details: DWORD (00000001)
condition: selection

Author

Austin Songer @austinsonger

Created

2021-08-04

Data Sources

windowsRegistry Set Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/105533-enable-disable-windows-defender-exploit-protection-settings.html

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.t1562.001

Raw Content

title: Disable Exploit Guard Network Protection on Windows Defender
id: bf9e1387-b040-4393-9851-1598f8ecfae9
status: test
description: Detects disabling Windows Defender Exploit Guard Network Protection
references:
    - https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/105533-enable-disable-windows-defender-exploit-protection-settings.html
author: Austin Songer @austinsonger
date: 2021-08-04
modified: 2023-08-17
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1562.001
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|contains: 'SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security Center\App and Browser protection\DisallowExploitProtectionOverride'
        Details: 'DWORD (00000001)'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium