Sigma rule: UAC Disabled

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-bff69fec68f5, updated 2024-05-10T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
UAC Disabled
Status
stable
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2022-01-05
Modified
2024-05-10
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_uac_disable.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when an attacker tries to disable User Account Control (UAC) by setting the registry value "EnableLUA" to 0.

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|contains: '\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA'
    Details: 'DWORD (0x00000000)'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.t1548.002

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_uac_disable.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "UAC Disabled" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_uac_disable.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 Disabled",
entity page, dataset version ref-bff69fec68f5, updated 2024-05-10T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/48437c39-9e5f-47fb-af95-3d663c3f2919 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 48437c39-9e5f-47fb-af95-3d663c3f2919, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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