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Suspicious Application Allowed Through Exploit Guard
Detects applications being added to the "allowed applications" list of exploit guard in order to bypass controlled folder settings
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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Fri Aug 05Updated Thu Aug 1742205c73-75c8-4a63-9db1-e3782e06fda0windows
Log Source
WindowsRegistry Set
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryRegistry Set← raw: registry_set
Detection Logic
Detection Logic2 selectors
detection:
selection_key:
TargetObject|contains: 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Exploit Guard\Controlled Folder Access\AllowedApplications'
selection_paths:
TargetObject|contains:
# Add more paths you don't allow in your org
- '\Users\Public\'
- '\AppData\Local\Temp\'
- '\Desktop\'
- '\PerfLogs\'
- '\Windows\Temp\'
condition: all of selection_*False Positives
Unlikely
False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.
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Rule Metadata
Rule ID
42205c73-75c8-4a63-9db1-e3782e06fda0
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Fri Aug 05
Modified
Thu Aug 17
Path
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_exploit_guard_susp_allowed_apps.yml
Raw Tags
attack.defense-evasionattack.t1562.001