Sigma rule: Windows Firewall Settings Have Been Changed

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-a28e14131699, updated 2023-04-21T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Windows Firewall Settings Have Been Changed
Status
test
Level
low
Author
frack113, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-02-19
Modified
2023-04-21
File
rules/windows/builtin/firewall_as/win_firewall_as_setting_change.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects activity when the settings of the Windows firewall have been changed

Log source

product
windows
service
firewall-as

Detection

selection:
    EventID:
        - 2002 # A Windows Defender Firewall setting has changed.
        - 2083 # A Windows Defender Firewall setting has changed. (Windows 11)
        - 2003 # A Windows Firewall setting in the profile has changed
        - 2082 # A Windows Defender Firewall setting in the %1 profile has changed. (Windows 11)
        - 2008  # Windows Firewall Group Policy settings have changed. The new settings have been applied
        # - 2010  # Network profile changed on an interface.
condition: selection

Tags

  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1686.003

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/firewall_as/win_firewall_as_setting_change.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Windows Firewall Settings Have Been Changed" by frack113, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/firewall_as/win_firewall_as_setting_change.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Windows Firewall Settings Have Been Changed",
entity page, dataset version ref-a28e14131699, updated 2023-04-21T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/00bb5bd5-1379-4fcf-a965-a5b6f7478064 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 00bb5bd5-1379-4fcf-a965-a5b6f7478064, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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