Sigma rule: Driver Added To Disallowed Images In HVCI - Registry

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-8b036f3ca567, updated 2024-08-21T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Driver Added To Disallowed Images In HVCI - Registry
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Omar Khaled (@beacon_exe)
Date
2023-12-05
Modified
2024-08-21
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_hvci_disallowed_images.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects changes to the "HVCIDisallowedImages" registry value to potentially add a driver to the list, in order to prevent it from loading.

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|contains|all:
        - '\Control\CI\'
        - '\HVCIDisallowedImages'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate usage of this key would also trigger this. Investigate the driver being added and make sure its intended

Tags

  • attack.stealth

Related rules

  • 44cee399-f6b1-45cc-a87c-ea14c6064d6b (similar)

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_hvci_disallowed_images.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Driver Added To Disallowed Images In HVCI - Registry" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Omar Khaled (@beacon_exe) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_hvci_disallowed_images.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: Driver Added To Disallowed Images In HVCI - Registry",
entity page, dataset version ref-8b036f3ca567, updated 2024-08-21T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/555155a2-03bf-4fe7-af74-d176b3fdbe16 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 555155a2-03bf-4fe7-af74-d176b3fdbe16, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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