Detectionhightest

Potential Signing Bypass Via Windows Developer Features

Detects when a user enable developer features such as "Developer Mode" or "Application Sideloading". Which allows the user to install untrusted packages.

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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Wed Jan 11a383dec4-deec-4e6e-913b-ed9249670848windows

Log Source

WindowsProcess Creation

ProductWindows← raw: windows

CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation

Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.

Detection Logic

detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\SystemSettingsAdminFlows.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'SystemSettingsAdminFlows.EXE'
    selection_flag:
        CommandLine|contains: 'TurnOnDeveloperFeatures'
    selection_options:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'DeveloperUnlock'
            - 'EnableSideloading'
    condition: all of selection_*

False Positives

Unknown

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References

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Internal Research

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MITRE ATT&CK

Tactics

TA0005 · Defense Evasion

Related Rules

SimilarDetectionhigh

Potential Signing Bypass Via Windows Developer Features - Registry

Detects when the enablement of developer features such as "Developer Mode" or "Application Sideloading". Which allows the user to install untrusted packages.

Detects similar activity. Both rules may fire on overlapping events.

Rule Metadata

Rule ID

a383dec4-deec-4e6e-913b-ed9249670848

Status

test

Level

high

Type

Detection

Created

Wed Jan 11

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Path

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_systemsettingsadminflows_turn_on_dev_features.yml

Raw Tags

attack.defense-evasion

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