Sigma rule: Use of VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe
A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-0cf241e6a313, updated 2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z.
Rule
- Title
- Use of VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe
- Status
- test
- Level
- medium
- Author
- Christopher Peacock @SecurePeacock, SCYTHE @scythe_io
- Date
- 2022-06-01
- File
- rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_visualuiaverifynative.yml
- Commit
- ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84
VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe is a Windows SDK that can be used for AWL bypass and is listed in Microsoft's recommended block rules.
Log source
- product
- windows
- category
- process_creation
Detection
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe'
condition: selectionFalse positives (as the rule lists them)
- Legitimate testing of Microsoft UI parts.
Tags
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1218
MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names
References
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/VisualUiaVerifyNative/
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-control/windows-defender-application-control/design/applications-that-can-bypass-wdac
- https://bohops.com/2020/10/15/exploring-the-wdac-microsoft-recommended-block-rules-visualuiaverifynative/
- https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-itpro-docs/commit/937db704b9148e9cee7c7010cad4d00ce9c4fdad
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Sources and licences
SigmaHQ
"Use of VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe" by Christopher Peacock @SecurePeacock, SCYTHE @scythe_io (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_visualuiaverifynative.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
Cite this page
Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Use of VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe",
entity page, dataset version ref-0cf241e6a313, updated 2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/b30a8bc5-e21b-4ca2-9420-0a94019ac56a (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule b30a8bc5-e21b-4ca2-9420-0a94019ac56a, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
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