title: Disable Privacy Settings Experience in Registry
id: 0372e1f9-0fd2-40f7-be1b-a7b2b848fa7b
status: test
description: Detects registry modifications that disable Privacy Settings Experience
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/9e5b12c4912c07562aec7500447b11fa3e17e254/atomics/T1562.001/T1562.001.md
author: frack113
date: 2022-10-02
modified: 2023-08-17
tags:
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.t1685
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|endswith: '\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\OOBE\DisablePrivacyExperience'
        Details: 'DWORD (0x00000000)'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate admin script
level: medium
simulation:
    - type: atomic-red-team
      name: LockBit Black - Disable Privacy Settings Experience Using Registry -cmd
      technique: T1685
      atomic_guid: d6d22332-d07d-498f-aea0-6139ecb7850e
    - type: atomic-red-team
      name: LockBit Black - Disable Privacy Settings Experience Using Registry -Powershell
      technique: T1685
      atomic_guid: d8c57eaa-497a-4a08-961e-bd5efd7c9374