Sigma rule: Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Crash - WER

Rule

Title

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Crash - WER

Status

test

Level

high

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)

Date

2017-05-09

Modified

2023-04-14

File

rules/windows/builtin/application/windows_error_reporting/win_application_msmpeng_crash_wer.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

This rule detects a suspicious crash of the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine

Log source

product

windows

service

application

Detection

selection:
    Provider_Name: 'Windows Error Reporting'
    EventID: 1001
    Data|contains|all:
        - 'MsMpEng.exe'
        - 'mpengine.dll'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• MsMpEng might crash if the "C:\" partition is full

Tags

• attack.stealth
• attack.defense-impairment
• attack.t1211
• attack.t1685

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• T1211
• T1685

References

• https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1252&desc=5
• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/4022344

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/application/windows_error_reporting/win_application_msmpeng_crash_wer.yml