Sigma rule: Antivirus Filter Driver Disallowed On Dev Drive - Registry

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-a5944616a652, updated 2024-08-16T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Antivirus Filter Driver Disallowed On Dev Drive - Registry
Status
test
Level
high
Author
@kostastsale, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-11-05
Modified
2024-08-16
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_devdrv_disallow_antivirus_filter.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects activity that indicates a user disabling the ability for Antivirus mini filter to inspect a "Dev Drive".

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|endswith: '\FilterManager\FltmgrDevDriveAllowAntivirusFilter'
    Details: 'DWORD (0x00000000)'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1685

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_devdrv_disallow_antivirus_filter.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Antivirus Filter Driver Disallowed On Dev Drive - Registry" by @kostastsale, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_devdrv_disallow_antivirus_filter.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: Antivirus Filter Driver Disallowed On Dev Drive - Registry",
entity page, dataset version ref-a5944616a652, updated 2024-08-16T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/31e124fb-5dc4-42a0-83b3-44a69c77b271 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 31e124fb-5dc4-42a0-83b3-44a69c77b271, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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