Sigma rule: Winget Admin Settings Modification

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-31c0537fb70f, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Winget Admin Settings Modification
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-04-17
Modified
2023-08-17
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_winget_admin_settings_tampering.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects changes to the AppInstaller (winget) admin settings. Such as enabling local manifest installations or disabling installer hash checks

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\winget.exe'
    TargetObject|startswith: '\REGISTRY\A\'
    TargetObject|endswith: '\LocalState\admin_settings'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • The event doesn't contain information about the type of change. False positives are expected with legitimate changes

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.defense-impairment

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_winget_admin_settings_tampering.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Winget Admin Settings Modification" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_winget_admin_settings_tampering.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: Winget Admin Settings Modification",
entity page, dataset version ref-31c0537fb70f, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/6db5eaf9-88f7-4ed9-af7d-9ef2ad12f236 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 6db5eaf9-88f7-4ed9-af7d-9ef2ad12f236, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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