Sigma rule: Windows Defender Threat Detection Service Disabled

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-0b5494bd84c3, updated 2024-07-02T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Windows Defender Threat Detection Service Disabled
Status
stable
Level
medium
Author
Ján Trenčanský, frack113
Date
2020-07-28
Modified
2024-07-02
File
rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_defender_disabled.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when the "Windows Defender Threat Protection" service is disabled.

Log source

product
windows
service
system

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 7036
    Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
    # Note: The service name and messages are localized
    param1:
        - 'Windows Defender Antivirus Service'
        - 'Service antivirus Microsoft Defender' # French OS
    param2:
        - 'stopped'
        - 'arrêté' # French OS
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Administrator actions
  • Auto updates of Windows Defender causes restarts

Tags

  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1685

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/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_defender_disabled.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Windows Defender Threat Detection Service Disabled" by Ján Trenčanský, frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_defender_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: Windows Defender Threat Detection Service Disabled",
entity page, dataset version ref-0b5494bd84c3, updated 2024-07-02T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/6c0a7755-6d31-44fa-80e1-133e57752680 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 6c0a7755-6d31-44fa-80e1-133e57752680, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

Pages change. The dataset version identifies the data, but no archive of old versions is kept, so this citation cannot be replayed later.