Sigma rule: All Rules Have Been Deleted From The Windows Firewall Configuration

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-2b2dbdd902bb, updated 2024-01-22T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
All Rules Have Been Deleted From The Windows Firewall Configuration
Status
test
Level
high
Author
frack113, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-01-17
Modified
2024-01-22
File
rules/windows/builtin/firewall_as/win_firewall_as_delete_all_rules.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when a all the rules have been deleted from the Windows Defender Firewall configuration

Log source

product
windows
service
firewall-as

Detection

selection:
    EventID:
        - 2033 # All rules have been deleted from the Windows Defender Firewall configuration on this computer
        - 2059 # All rules have been deleted from the Windows Defender Firewall configuration on this computer. (Windows 11)
filter_main_svchost:
    ModifyingApplication|endswith: ':\Windows\System32\svchost.exe'
filter_optional_msmpeng:
    ModifyingApplication|contains|all:
        - ':\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\'
        - '\MsMpEng.exe'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_*

Tags

  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1686.003

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

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/firewall_as/win_firewall_as_delete_all_rules.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "All Rules Have Been Deleted From The Windows Firewall Configuration" by frack113, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/firewall_as/win_firewall_as_delete_all_rules.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: All Rules Have Been Deleted From The Windows Firewall Configuration",
entity page, dataset version ref-2b2dbdd902bb, updated 2024-01-22T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/79609c82-a488-426e-abcf-9f341a39365d (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 79609c82-a488-426e-abcf-9f341a39365d, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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