Sigma rule: Security Event Logging Disabled via MiniNt Registry Key - Registry Set

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-c221bccfff1f, updated 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Security Event Logging Disabled via MiniNt Registry Key - Registry Set
Status
experimental
Level
high
Author
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
Date
2025-04-09
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_create_minint_key.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the addition of the 'MiniNt' key to the registry. Upon a reboot, Windows Event Log service will stop writing events.
Windows Event Log is a service that collects and stores event logs from the operating system and applications. It is an important component of Windows security and auditing.
Adversary may want to disable this service to disable logging of security events which could be used to detect their activities.

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject: 'HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\MiniNt\(Default)'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Highly Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1685.001
  • attack.t1112
  • car.2022-03-001

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_create_minint_key.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Security Event Logging Disabled via MiniNt Registry Key - Registry Set" by Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_create_minint_key.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: Security Event Logging Disabled via MiniNt Registry Key - Registry Set",
entity page, dataset version ref-c221bccfff1f, updated 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/8839e550-52d7-4958-9f2f-e13c1e736838 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 8839e550-52d7-4958-9f2f-e13c1e736838, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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