Suspicious Sysmon Configuration Change (via sysmon)

title: Suspicious Sysmon Configuration Change (via sysmon)
id: b132bcf6-2b00-57a4-b66b-f1adff6589fa
status: stable
description: This rule detects a Sysmon configuration change, which could be the result of a legitimate reconfiguration or someone trying manipulate the configuration
references:
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sysmon
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-02-06
tags:
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1562.001
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: sysmon
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 16
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/sysmon/sysmon_config_modification/info.yml