Sigma rule: Windows Defender Exclusions Added - Registry

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-08bee268de8c, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Windows Defender Exclusions Added - Registry
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)
Date
2021-07-06
Modified
2023-08-17
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_defender_exclusions.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the Setting of Windows Defender Exclusions

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection2:
    TargetObject|contains: '\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions'
condition: selection2

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Administrator actions

Tags

  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1685

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_defender_exclusions.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Windows Defender Exclusions Added - Registry" by Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_defender_exclusions.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: Windows Defender Exclusions Added - Registry",
entity page, dataset version ref-08bee268de8c, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/a982fc9c-6333-4ffb-a51d-addb04e8b529 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule a982fc9c-6333-4ffb-a51d-addb04e8b529, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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