Sigma rule: UAC Bypass Using Event Viewer RecentViews

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-575e92067cc3, updated 2022-11-22T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
UAC Bypass Using Event Viewer RecentViews
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-11-22
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_uac_bypass_eventvwr_recentviews.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using Event Viewer RecentViews

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_path:
    # Example: ysoserial.exe -o raw -f BinaryFormatter - g DataSet -c calc > RecentViews & copy RecentViews %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\EventV~1\RecentViews & eventvwr.exe
    CommandLine|contains:
        - '\Event Viewer\RecentViews'
        - '\EventV~1\RecentViews'
selection_redirect:
    CommandLine|contains: '>'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.stealth

Related rules

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_uac_bypass_eventvwr_recentviews.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "UAC Bypass Using Event Viewer RecentViews" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_uac_bypass_eventvwr_recentviews.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: UAC Bypass Using Event Viewer RecentViews",
entity page, dataset version ref-575e92067cc3, updated 2022-11-22T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/30fc8de7-d833-40c4-96b6-28319fbc4f6c (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 30fc8de7-d833-40c4-96b6-28319fbc4f6c, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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