Sigma rule: CrashControl CrashDump Disabled

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-171b09c9a2c7, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
CrashControl CrashDump Disabled
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Tobias Michalski (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-02-24
Modified
2023-08-17
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_crashdump_disabled.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects disabling the CrashDump per registry (as used by HermeticWiper)

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|contains: 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl'
    Details: 'DWORD (0x00000000)'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate disabling of crashdumps

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1564
  • attack.t1112

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/registry/registry_set/registry_set_crashdump_disabled.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "CrashControl CrashDump Disabled" by Tobias Michalski (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_crashdump_disabled.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: CrashControl CrashDump Disabled",
entity page, dataset version ref-171b09c9a2c7, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/2ff692c2-4594-41ec-8fcb-46587de769e0 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 2ff692c2-4594-41ec-8fcb-46587de769e0, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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