Killing Windows Event Log

Created the Tuesday 27 July 2021. Updated 5 months, 3 weeks ago.

Killing the Windows Event Log is a technique used by malware to prevent security professionals from detecting and analyzing it. Svchost.exe is a process that manages services on Windows operating systems.

By grouping multiple services into a single process, Svchost.exe conserves computing resources and reduces resource consumption. However, this also means that Svchost.exe manages the Event Log service, which is responsible for collecting logs on the system.

By targeting the Event Log service and killing the threads responsible for it, malware can prevent the system from collecting logs, making it more difficult for security professionals to detect and analyze the malware.



Featured Windows API's

Below, you will find a list of the most commonly used Windows API's that are currently utilized by malware authors for current evasion technique. This list is meant to provide an overview of the API's that are commonly used for this purpose. If there are any API's that you feel should be included on this list, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will be happy to update the list and provide any additional information or documentation that may be helpful.

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