Sigma rule: Windows Defender Threat Detected

Rule

Title

Windows Defender Threat Detected

Status

stable

Level

high

Author

Ján Trenčanský

Date

2020-07-28

File

rules/windows/builtin/windefend/win_defender_threat.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects actions taken by Windows Defender malware detection engines

Log source

product

windows

service

windefend

Detection

selection:
    EventID:
        - 1006 # The antimalware engine found malware or other potentially unwanted software.
        - 1015 # The antimalware platform detected suspicious behavior.
        - 1116 # The antimalware platform detected malware or other potentially unwanted software.
        - 1117 # he antimalware platform performed an action to protect your system from malware or other potentially unwanted software.
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Unlikely

Tags

• attack.execution
• attack.t1059

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• T1059

References

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/troubleshoot-microsoft-defender-antivirus

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