The SIEM app is now a part of the Elastic Security solution.
Click
here to view the current documentation.
IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates will be released for this version.
IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates will be released for this version.
Disable Windows Firewall Rules via Netsh
editDisable Windows Firewall Rules via Netsh
editIdentifies 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: query
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-6m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum signals per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Windows
Version: 2 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.6.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.7.0
Rule query
editevent.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)
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
-
Technique:
- Name: Disabling Security Tools
- ID: T1089
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1089/
Rule version history
edit- Version 2 (7.7.0 release)
-
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")