Sigma rule: Important Windows Event Auditing Disabled

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-edc6cae4bb8d, updated 2023-11-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Important Windows Event Auditing Disabled
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-06-20
Modified
2023-11-17
File
rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_disable_event_auditing_critical.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects scenarios where system auditing for important events such as "Process Creation" or "Logon" events is disabled.

Log source

product
windows
service
security
definition
dfd8c0f4-e6ad-4e07-b91b-f2fca0ddef64

Detection

selection_state_success_and_failure:
    EventID: 4719
    SubcategoryGuid:
        # Note: Add or remove GUID as you see fit in your env
        - '{0CCE9210-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}' # Audit Security State Change
        - '{0CCE9211-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}' # Audit Security System Extension
        - '{0CCE9212-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}' # Audit System Integrity
        - '{0CCE9215-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}' # Audit Logon
        - '{0CCE921B-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}' # Audit Special Logon
        - '{0CCE922B-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}' # Audit Process Creation
        - '{0CCE922F-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}' # Audit Audit Policy Change
        - '{0CCE9230-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}' # Audit Authentication Policy Change
        - '{0CCE9235-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}' # Audit User Account Management
        - '{0CCE9236-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}' # Audit Computer Account Management
        - '{0CCE9237-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}' # Audit Security Group Management
        - '{0CCE923F-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}' # Audit Credential Validation
        - '{0CCE9240-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}' # Audit Kerberos Service Ticket Operations
        - '{0CCE9242-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}' # Audit Kerberos Authentication Service
    AuditPolicyChanges|contains:
        - '%%8448' # This is "Success removed"
        - '%%8450' # This is "Failure removed"
selection_state_success_only:
    EventID: 4719
    SubcategoryGuid: '{0CCE9217-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}' # Audit Account Lockout
    AuditPolicyChanges|contains: '%%8448'
condition: 1 of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1685.001

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/builtin/security/win_security_disable_event_auditing_critical.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Important Windows Event Auditing Disabled" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_disable_event_auditing_critical.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: Important Windows Event Auditing Disabled",
entity page, dataset version ref-edc6cae4bb8d, updated 2023-11-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/ab4561b1-6c7e-48a7-ad08-087cfb9ce8f1 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule ab4561b1-6c7e-48a7-ad08-087cfb9ce8f1, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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