Sigma rule: IE Change Domain Zone

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-ed7f465c659a, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
IE Change Domain Zone
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2022-01-22
Modified
2023-08-17
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_change_security_zones.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Hides the file extension through modification of the registry

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection_domains:
    TargetObject|contains: \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\
filter:
    Details:
        - DWORD (0x00000000) # My Computer
        - DWORD (0x00000001) # Local Intranet Zone
        - '(Empty)'
condition: selection_domains and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Administrative scripts

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1137

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

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/registry/registry_set/registry_set_change_security_zones.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "IE Change Domain Zone" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_change_security_zones.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: IE Change Domain Zone",
entity page, dataset version ref-ed7f465c659a, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/45e112d0-7759-4c2a-aa36-9f8fb79d3393 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 45e112d0-7759-4c2a-aa36-9f8fb79d3393, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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