Sigma rule: ETW Logging Disabled For SCM

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-a1c221dbad74, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
ETW Logging Disabled For SCM
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-12-09
Modified
2023-08-17
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_services_etw_tamper.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects changes to the "TracingDisabled" key in order to disable ETW logging for services.exe (SCM)

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|endswith: 'Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\SCM\Regular\TracingDisabled'
    Details: 'DWORD (0x00000001)' # Funny (sad) enough, this value is by default 1.
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1112
  • attack.t1685

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

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

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_services_etw_tamper.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "ETW Logging Disabled For SCM" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_services_etw_tamper.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: ETW Logging Disabled For SCM",
entity page, dataset version ref-a1c221dbad74, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/4f281b83-0200-4b34-bf35-d24687ea57c2 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 4f281b83-0200-4b34-bf35-d24687ea57c2, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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