Sigma rule: Add DisallowRun Execution to Registry

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-7f0f29aa3d29, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Add DisallowRun Execution to Registry
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2022-08-19
Modified
2023-08-17
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_disallowrun_execution.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detect set DisallowRun to 1 to prevent user running specific computer program

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|endswith: 'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun'
    Details: 'DWORD (0x00000001)'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1112

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_disallowrun_execution.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Add DisallowRun Execution to Registry" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_disallowrun_execution.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Add DisallowRun Execution to Registry",
entity page, dataset version ref-7f0f29aa3d29, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/275641a5-a492-45e2-a817-7c81e9d9d3e9 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 275641a5-a492-45e2-a817-7c81e9d9d3e9, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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