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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-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
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: 5 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.6.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.10.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License
Rule query
editevent.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)
Threat mapping
editFramework: 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: Disabling Security Tools
- ID: T1089
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1089/
Rule version history
edit- 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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