Sigma rule: Registry Disable System Restore

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-7ebb1d436cd8, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Registry Disable System Restore
Status
test
Level
high
Author
frack113
Date
2022-04-04
Modified
2023-08-17
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_disable_system_restore.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the modification of the registry to disable a system restore on the computer

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|contains:
        - '\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\SystemRestore'
        - '\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore'
    TargetObject|endswith:
        - DisableConfig
        - DisableSR
    Details: 'DWORD (0x00000001)'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.impact
  • attack.t1490

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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_disable_system_restore.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Registry Disable System Restore" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_disable_system_restore.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: Registry Disable System Restore",
entity page, dataset version ref-7ebb1d436cd8, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/5de03871-5d46-4539-a82d-3aa992a69a83 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 5de03871-5d46-4539-a82d-3aa992a69a83, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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