Suspicious Disabling of CrashControl CrashDump (via registry_set)

This rule detects disabling the CrashDump per registry (as used by HermeticWiper)

SigmamediumWindowsv1
sigma
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.