Sigma rule: Win Defender Restored Quarantine File

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-9868f192d6b3, updated 2022-12-06T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Win Defender Restored Quarantine File
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-12-06
File
rules/windows/builtin/windefend/win_defender_restored_quarantine_file.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the restoration of files from the defender quarantine

Log source

product
windows
service
windefend

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 1009 # The antimalware platform restored an item from quarantine.
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate administrator activity restoring a file

Tags

  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1685

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/builtin/windefend/win_defender_restored_quarantine_file.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Win Defender Restored Quarantine File" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/windefend/win_defender_restored_quarantine_file.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: Win Defender Restored Quarantine File",
entity page, dataset version ref-9868f192d6b3, updated 2022-12-06T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/bc92ca75-cd42-4d61-9a37-9d5aa259c88b (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule bc92ca75-cd42-4d61-9a37-9d5aa259c88b, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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