title: Disable Exploit Guard Network Protection on Windows Defender
id: bf9e1387-b040-4393-9851-1598f8ecfae9
description: Detects disabling Windows Defender Exploit Guard Network Protection
status: experimental
date: 2021/08/04
author: Austin Songer @austinsonger
references:
    - https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/105533-enable-disable-windows-defender-exploit-protection-settings.html
tags:
    - attack.defense_evasion
    - attack.t1562.001
logsource:
    category: registry_event
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        EventType: SetValue
        TargetObject|contains: 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security Center\App and Browser protection\DisallowExploitProtectionOverride'
        Details: 'DWORD (00000001)'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium
