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Suspicious Windows Defender Folder Exclusion Added Via Reg.EXE (48917adc-a28e-4f5d-b729-11e75da8941f)

Detects the usage of "reg.exe" to add Defender folder exclusions. Qbot has been seen using this technique to add exclusions for folders within AppData and ProgramData.

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern Suspicious Windows Defender Folder Exclusion Added Via Reg.EXE (48917adc-a28e-4f5d-b729-11e75da8941f) Sigma-Rules 1
Impair Defenses - T1562 (3d333250-30e4-4a82-9edc-756c68afc529) Attack Pattern Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern 2