Add Defender administrative settings related another registry path#62
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Pull Request Overview
This PR adds monitoring for Defender’s main registry path (HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\) in addition to the existing Policies path.
- Added a new
<TargetObject>entry for the Defender root registry key in both export and block configurations. - Ensured consistent coverage across
sysmonconfig-export.xmlandsysmonconfig-export-block.xml.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| sysmonconfig-export.xml | Added <TargetObject> to watch HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\ |
| sysmonconfig-export-block.xml | Added <TargetObject> to watch HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\ |
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sysmonconfig-export.xml:837
- Add an inline comment to describe what settings under
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\this rule is targeting, similar to the prior Policies path entry.
<TargetObject condition="begin with">HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\</TargetObject>
sysmonconfig-export-block.xml:794
- Add an inline comment to clarify the purpose of monitoring the Defender root registry key, matching the style of the existing comment for the Policies path.
<TargetObject condition="begin with">HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\</TargetObject>
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