Suspicious Disabling of CrashControl CrashDump (via registry_set)
This rule detects disabling the CrashDump per registry (as used by HermeticWiper)
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sigma
suspicious-disabling-of-crashcontrol-crashdump-via-registry-set
title: Suspicious Disabling of CrashControl CrashDump (via registry_set)
id: 413916c7-5761-5fbf-ae22-86656eb56c1f
status: stable
description: This rule detects disabling the CrashDump per registry (as used by HermeticWiper)
references:
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1112/
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1564/
- https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/hermetic-wiper-ukraine-under-attack/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-06-22
tags:
- attack.persistence
- attack.stealth
- attack.defense-impairment
- attack.t1564
- attack.t1112
logsource:
product: windows
category: registry_set
detection:
selection:
TargetObject|contains: 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl'
Details: 'DWORD (0x00000000)'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
Known false positives
- Unknown
Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.