Suspicious Disabling of Malicious Software Removal Tool via registry_set

ATT&CK techniques

Persistence → Defense Evasion

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
Execution
Persistence
- T1112Modify Registry
Priv Esc
Defense Evasion
- T1112Modify Registry
Cred Access
Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects the DontOfferThroughWUAU value being set under the MRT policy key to stop Windows from offering the Malicious Software Removal Tool. The pirated-media miner campaign sets this to weaken host defenses. Suppressing built-in cleanup tooling is a defense-evasion tactic that precedes long-term persistence.

Reporting behind it

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