Disabled IE Security Features
Detects command lines that indicate unwanted modifications to registry keys that disable important Internet Explorer security features
Detection logic
selection1
CommandLine|contains|all:
- " -name IEHarden "
- " -value 0 "selection2
CommandLine|contains|all:
- " -name DEPOff "
- " -value 1 "selection3
CommandLine|contains|all:
- " -name DisableFirstRunCustomize "
- " -value 2 "Condition
1 of selection*Raw YAML
title: Disabled IE Security Features
id: fb50eb7a-5ab1-43ae-bcc9-091818cb8424
status: test
description: Detects command lines that indicate unwanted modifications to registry keys that disable important Internet Explorer security features
references:
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/operation-ke3chang-resurfaces-with-new-tidepool-malware/
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2020-06-19
modified: 2021-11-27
tags:
- attack.defense-impairment
- attack.t1685
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection1:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- ' -name IEHarden '
- ' -value 0 '
selection2:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- ' -name DEPOff '
- ' -value 1 '
selection3:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- ' -name DisableFirstRunCustomize '
- ' -value 2 '
condition: 1 of selection*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: highFalse positives
- Unknown