Detectionmediumtest

Enable Local Manifest Installation With Winget

Detects changes to the AppInstaller (winget) policy. Specifically the activation of the local manifest installation, which allows a user to install new packages via custom manifests.

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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Mon Apr 17Updated Thu Aug 17fa277e82-9b78-42dd-b05c-05555c7b6015windows
Log Source
WindowsRegistry Set
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryRegistry Set← raw: registry_set
Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|endswith: '\AppInstaller\EnableLocalManifestFiles'
        Details: 'DWORD (0x00000001)'
    condition: selection
False Positives

Administrators or developers might enable this for testing purposes or to install custom private packages

Rule Metadata
Rule ID
fa277e82-9b78-42dd-b05c-05555c7b6015
Status
test
Level
medium
Type
Detection
Created
Mon Apr 17
Modified
Thu Aug 17
Path
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_winget_enable_local_manifest.yml
Raw Tags
attack.defense-evasionattack.persistence
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