Sigma rule: System Restore Registry Modification via CommandLine

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-dacf45e1feda, updated 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
System Restore Registry Modification via CommandLine
Status
experimental
Level
high
Author
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
Date
2026-03-11
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_system_restore_modification.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects system restore registry modification via command line, which can be used by adversaries to disable system restore on the computer.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith:
          - '\powershell.exe'
          - '\pwsh.exe'
          - '\reg.exe'
    - OriginalFileName:
          - 'powershell.exe'
          - 'pwsh.dll'
          - 'reg.exe'
selection_cli_action:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - ' add '
        - 'Set-ItemProperty'
        - 'New-ItemProperty'
selection_cli_reg_root:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - '\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\SystemRestore'
        - '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore'
selection_cli_reg_key:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'DisableConfig'
        - 'DisableSR'
condition: all of 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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_system_restore_modification.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "System Restore Registry Modification via CommandLine" by Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_system_restore_modification.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: System Restore Registry Modification via CommandLine",
entity page, dataset version ref-dacf45e1feda, updated 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/7c06ab9b-b1d2-4ba9-b06e-09491ded20d9 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 7c06ab9b-b1d2-4ba9-b06e-09491ded20d9, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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