Sigma rule: Scripted Diagnostics Turn Off Check Enabled - Registry

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-03c179220fde, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Scripted Diagnostics Turn Off Check Enabled - Registry
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Christopher Peacock @securepeacock, SCYTHE @scythe_io
Date
2022-06-15
Modified
2023-08-17
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_enabling_turnoffcheck.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects enabling TurnOffCheck which can be used to bypass defense of MSDT Follina vulnerability

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|endswith: '\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ScriptedDiagnostics\TurnOffCheck'
    Details: 'DWORD (0x00000001)'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Administrator actions

Tags

  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1685

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

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_enabling_turnoffcheck.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Scripted Diagnostics Turn Off Check Enabled - Registry" by Christopher Peacock @securepeacock, SCYTHE @scythe_io (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_enabling_turnoffcheck.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: Scripted Diagnostics Turn Off Check Enabled - Registry",
entity page, dataset version ref-03c179220fde, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/7d995e63-ec83-4aa3-89d5-8a17b5c87c86 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 7d995e63-ec83-4aa3-89d5-8a17b5c87c86, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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