Sigma rule: PowerShell Logging Disabled Via Registry Key Tampering

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-ac83dd1b4dbb, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
PowerShell Logging Disabled Via Registry Key Tampering
Status
test
Level
high
Author
frack113
Date
2022-04-02
Modified
2023-08-17
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_powershell_logging_disabled.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects changes to the registry for the currently logged-in user. In order to disable PowerShell module logging, script block logging or transcription and script execution logging

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|contains:
        - '\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\' # PowerShell 5
        - '\Microsoft\PowerShellCore\' # PowerShell 7
    TargetObject|endswith:
        - '\ModuleLogging\EnableModuleLogging'
        - '\ScriptBlockLogging\EnableScriptBlockLogging'
        - '\ScriptBlockLogging\EnableScriptBlockInvocationLogging'
        - '\Transcription\EnableTranscripting'
        - '\Transcription\EnableInvocationHeader'
        - '\EnableScripts'
    Details: 'DWORD (0x00000000)'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1564.001
  • attack.t1112
  • attack.persistence

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_set/registry_set_powershell_logging_disabled.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "PowerShell Logging Disabled Via Registry Key Tampering" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_powershell_logging_disabled.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: PowerShell Logging Disabled Via Registry Key Tampering",
entity page, dataset version ref-ac83dd1b4dbb, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/fecfd1a1-cc78-4313-a1ea-2ee2e8ec27a7 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule fecfd1a1-cc78-4313-a1ea-2ee2e8ec27a7, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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