Registry Modification of MS-settings Protocol Handler

sigmaDRL-1.1from SigmaHQ/sigma

Detects registry modifications to the 'ms-settings' protocol handler, which is frequently targeted for UAC bypass or persistence. Attackers can modify this registry to execute malicious code with elevated privileges by hijacking the command execution path.

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ATT&CK techniques

T1548.002 T1546.001 T1112

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