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Disable Windows Firewall Rules via Netshedit
Identifies use of the netsh.exe to disable or weaken the local firewall. Attackers will use this command line tool to disable the firewall during troubleshooting or to enable network mobility.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- logs-windows.*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Windows
- Threat Detection
- Defense Evasion
Version: 9 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.6.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.13.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule queryedit
process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and
process.name : "netsh.exe" and (process.args : "disable" and
process.args : "firewall" and process.args : "set") or (process.args
: "advfirewall" and process.args : "off" and process.args : "state")
Threat mappingedit
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
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Technique:
- Name: Impair Defenses
- ID: T1562
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562/
Rule version historyedit
- Version 9 (7.13.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.category:process and event.type:(start or process_started) and process.name:netsh.exe and process.args:(disable and firewall and set) or process.args:(advfirewall and off and state)
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- Version 8 (7.12.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 7 (7.11.2 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 6 (7.11.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 5 (7.10.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 4 (7.9.1 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 3 (7.9.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.action:"Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate)" and process.name:netsh.exe and process.args:(disable and firewall and set) or process.args:(advfirewall and off and state)
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- Version 2 (7.7.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.action:"Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate)" and process.name:"netsh.exe" and process.args:("firewall" and "set" and "disable") or process.args:("advfirewall" and "state" and "off")
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