Sigma rule: Potential Signing Bypass Via Windows Developer Features - Registry

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-5edb0b6a06eb, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential Signing Bypass Via Windows Developer Features - Registry
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-01-12
Modified
2023-08-17
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_turn_on_dev_features.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

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

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|contains:
        - '\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModelUnlock'
        - '\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Appx\'
    TargetObject|endswith:
        - '\AllowAllTrustedApps'
        - '\AllowDevelopmentWithoutDevLicense'
    Details: 'DWORD (0x00000001)'
condition: 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/registry/registry_set/registry_set_turn_on_dev_features.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential Signing Bypass Via Windows Developer Features - Registry" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_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 - Registry",
entity page, dataset version ref-5edb0b6a06eb, updated 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/b110ebaf-697f-4da1-afd5-b536fa27a2c1 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule b110ebaf-697f-4da1-afd5-b536fa27a2c1, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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