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Hotkey Disabled Hidden User

Date: 2025-08-12 ID: ecce8ed2-9f39-4ff9-9179-e2e3c749be92 Author: Generated by dataset_analyzer.py Environment: attack_range Directory: hotkey_disabled_hidden_user

Description

Automatically categorized datasets in directory hotkey_disabled_hidden_user

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

ID Technique Tactic
T1562.001 Disable or Modify Tools Defense Evasion

Environment Details

Field Value
Environment attack_range
Directory hotkey_disabled_hidden_user
Test Date 2025-08-12

Datasets

The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:

Windows-Sysmon

  • Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1562.001/hotkey_disabled_hidden_user/windows-sysmon.log
  • Sourcetype: XmlWinEventLog
  • Source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational

The following detections in our security content repository use this attack data for testing:

Detection Name Type Source MITRE ATT&CK Analytic Story
Disable Windows App Hotkeys TTP Endpoint T1112, T1562.001 XMRig, Windows Registry Abuse
Hide User Account From Sign-In Screen TTP Endpoint T1562.001 XMRig, Windows Registry Abuse, Azorult, Warzone RAT

Usage Instructions

Replay with Splunk Attack Data

Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.

1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1562.001/hotkey_disabled_hidden_user/windows-sysmon.log --index attack_data

Manual Import

  1. Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
  2. Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
  3. Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard

Related Content

Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.

Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0