Anti-Forensics
Account Misuse
Audit Trail Saturation
Clear Browser Artifacts
Clear Email Artifacts
Code Contribution Obfuscation and Misrepresentation
Cross-System Activity Fragmentation
Decrease Privileges
Delayed Execution Triggers
Delete User Account
Deletion of Volume Shadow Copy
Disable Logging
Disk Wiping
File Deletion
File Encryption
Hide Artifacts
Hiding or Destroying Command History
Incremental Data Collection
Log Deletion
Log Modification
Message Deletion
Message Modification
Modify Windows Registry
Network Obfuscation
Parent Process ID Spoofing
Physical Destruction of Storage Media
Physical Removal of Disk Storage
Retention Window Exploitation
Rootkit
Stalling
Steganography
System Shutdown
System Time Modification
Timestomping
Tripwires
Trusted Tool Misuse
Uninstalling Software
Virtualization
- ID: AF007.002
- Created: 25th May 2024
- Updated: 31st August 2026
- Platform: Windows
- Contributor: The ITM Team
Delete or Modify Registry Key Value
The subject deletes or modifies Windows Registry key values to hinder an investigation by removing information that can be used by investigators. Many actions and configurations on a Windows system are logged or stored in the registry. Deleting key values can make it harder for investigators to trace the attacker's steps and understand what changes were made to the system.