Sigma rule: Disable Security Events Logging Adding Reg Key MiniNt

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-e006337e8acb, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Disable Security Events Logging Adding Reg Key MiniNt
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Ilyas Ochkov, oscd.community
Date
2019-10-25
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_event/registry_event_disable_security_events_logging_adding_reg_key_minint.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the addition of a key 'MiniNt' to the registry. Upon a reboot, Windows Event Log service will stop writing events.

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_event

Detection

selection:
# Sysmon gives us HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\.. if ControlSetXX is the selected one
    - TargetObject: 'HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MiniNt'
      EventType: 'CreateKey'    # we don't want deletekey
# key rename
    - NewName: 'HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MiniNt'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

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

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/registry/registry_event/registry_event_disable_security_events_logging_adding_reg_key_minint.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Disable Security Events Logging Adding Reg Key MiniNt" by Ilyas Ochkov, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_event/registry_event_disable_security_events_logging_adding_reg_key_minint.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: Disable Security Events Logging Adding Reg Key MiniNt",
entity page, dataset version ref-e006337e8acb, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/919f2ef0-be2d-4a7a-b635-eb2b41fde044 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 919f2ef0-be2d-4a7a-b635-eb2b41fde044, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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