Sigma rule: Potential Signing Bypass Via Windows Developer Features

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-0642dcf4f99f, updated 2023-01-11T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential Signing Bypass Via Windows Developer Features
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-01-11
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_systemsettingsadminflows_turn_on_dev_features.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when a user enable developer features such as "Developer Mode" or "Application Sideloading". Which allows the user to install untrusted packages.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\SystemSettingsAdminFlows.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'SystemSettingsAdminFlows.EXE'
selection_flag:
    CommandLine|contains: 'TurnOnDeveloperFeatures'
selection_options:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'DeveloperUnlock'
        - 'EnableSideloading'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.stealth

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_systemsettingsadminflows_turn_on_dev_features.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential Signing Bypass Via Windows Developer Features" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_systemsettingsadminflows_turn_on_dev_features.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: Potential Signing Bypass Via Windows Developer Features",
entity page, dataset version ref-0642dcf4f99f, updated 2023-01-11T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/a383dec4-deec-4e6e-913b-ed9249670848 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule a383dec4-deec-4e6e-913b-ed9249670848, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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