UAC Secure Desktop Prompt Disabled — Sigma Rule

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Author: frack113. Source status: test; severity: medium. Source dates: 2024-05-10 / not supplied.

{
  "category": "registry_set",
  "product": "windows"
}

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: 63d565bbbabc11a7ae48447d953cda1c4541be8c8883ffa769ff3cb35ee80b2f

Detection logic

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title: UAC Secure Desktop Prompt Disabled
id: 0d7ceeef-3539-4392-8953-3dc664912714
related:
    - id: c5f6a85d-b647-40f7-bbad-c10b66bab038
      type: similar
    - id: 48437c39-9e5f-47fb-af95-3d663c3f2919
      type: similar
status: test
description: |
    Detects when an attacker tries to change User Account Control (UAC) elevation request destination via the "PromptOnSecureDesktop" value.
    The "PromptOnSecureDesktop" setting specifically determines whether UAC prompts are displayed on the secure desktop. The secure desktop is a separate desktop environment that's isolated from other processes running on the system. It's designed to prevent malicious software from intercepting or tampering with UAC prompts.
    When "PromptOnSecureDesktop" is set to 0, UAC prompts are displayed on the user's current desktop instead of the secure desktop. This reduces the level of security because it potentially exposes the prompts to manipulation by malicious software.
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/7e11e9b79583545f208a6dc3fa062f2ed443d999/atomics/T1548.002/T1548.002.md
author: frack113
date: 2024-05-10
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.t1548.002
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|contains: '\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop'
        Details: 'DWORD (0x00000000)'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium

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False positives

• Unknown

Source references

• https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/7e11e9b79583545f208a6dc3fa062f2ed443d999/atomics/T1548.002/T1548.002.md