Displaying Hidden Files Feature Disabled
Detects modifications to the "Hidden" and "ShowSuperHidden" explorer registry values in order to disable showing of hidden files and system files. This technique is abused by several malware families to hide their files from normal users.
Detection logic
selection
TargetObject|endswith:
- \Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden
- \Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Hidden
Details: DWORD (0x00000000)Condition
selectionRaw YAML
title: Displaying Hidden Files Feature Disabled
id: 5a5152f1-463f-436b-b2f5-8eceb3964b42
status: test
description: |
Detects modifications to the "Hidden" and "ShowSuperHidden" explorer registry values in order to disable showing of hidden files and system files.
This technique is abused by several malware families to hide their files from normal users.
references:
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1564.001/T1564.001.md#atomic-test-8---hide-files-through-registry
author: frack113
date: 2022-04-02
modified: 2024-03-26
tags:
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1564.001
logsource:
category: registry_set
product: windows
detection:
selection:
TargetObject|endswith:
- '\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden'
- '\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Hidden'
Details: 'DWORD (0x00000000)'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
simulation:
- type: atomic-red-team
name: Hide Files Through Registry
technique: T1564.001
atomic_guid: f650456b-bd49-4bc1-ae9d-271b5b9581e7False positives
- Unknown