Query: write Sigma for Detects when AppLocker "Audit only" enforcement mode reports that an Application, DLL, Script, MSI, or Packaged-App woul
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects when AppLocker "Audit only" enforcement mode reports that an Application, DLL, Script, MSI, or Packaged-App woul. Logsource: windows / applocker. Rule: title: AppLocker Application Would Have Been Blocked id: 557e3bd3-7f21-495d-8d50-7c8bdfb8041c status: experimental description: 'Detects when AppLocker "Audit only" enforcement mode reports that an Application, DLL, Script, MSI, or Packaged-App would have been blocked if AppLocker "Enforce rules" enforcement mode was enabled. ' references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-control/windows-defender-application-control/applocker/what-is-applocker - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-control/windows-defender-application-control/applocker/using-event-viewer-with-applocker - https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/security/deploy-test-monitor-mastering-microsoft-applocker-part-2.html - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/ee844150(v=ws.11) author: heyyanu date: 2026-03-26 tags: - attack.execution - attack.t1204.002 - attack.t1059.001 - attack.t1059.003 - attack.t1059.005 - attack.t1059.006 - attack.t1059.007 logsource: product: windows service: applocker detection: selection: EventID: - 8003 - 8006 - 8021 - 8024 condition: selection falsepositives: - Expected during AppLocker policy testing and audit mode deployments level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects potential ClickFix malware execution patterns by monitoring registry modifications in RunMRU keys containing HTT. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: Potential ClickFix Execution Pattern - Registry id: f5fe36cf-f1ec-4c23-903d-09a3110f6bbb related: - id: d487ed4a-fd24-436d-a0b2-f4e95f7b2635 type: similar status: experimental description: 'Detects potential ClickFix malware execution patterns by monitoring registry modifications in RunMRU keys containing HTTP/HTTPS links. ClickFix is known to be distributed through phishing campaigns and uses techniques like clipboard hijacking and fake CAPTCHA pages. Through the fakecaptcha pages, the adversary tricks users into opening the Run dialog box and pasting clipboard-hijacked content, such as one-liners that execute remotely hosted malicious files or scripts. ' references: - https://github.com/JohnHammond/recaptcha-phish - https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/deepseek-lure-using-captchas-spread-malware - https://www.threatdown.com/blog/clipboard-hijacker-tries-to-install-a-trojan/ - https://app.any.run/tasks/5c16b4db-4b36-4039-a0ed-9b09abff8be2 - https://www.esentire.com/security-advisories/netsupport-rat-clickfix-distribution - https://medium.com/@boutnaru/the-windows-foreniscs-journey-run-mru-run-dialog-box-most-recently-used-57375a02d724 - https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/preventing-clickfix-attack-vector/ - https://medium.com/@poudelswachchhanda123/preventing-lnk-and-fakecaptcha-threats-a-system-hardening-approach-2f7b7ed2e493 - https://www.scpx.com.au/2025/11/16/decades-old-finger-protocol-abused-in-clickfix-malware-attacks/ author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2025-03-25 modified: 2025-11-19 tags: - attack.execution - attack.t1204.001 logsource: category: registry_set product: windows detection: selection_registry: TargetObject|contains: \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU\ selection_details: Details|contains: - http:// - https:// selection_susp_pattern: - Details|contains: - account - anti-bot - botcheck - captcha - challenge - confirmation - fraud - human - identification - identificator - identity - robot - validation - verification - verify - Details|contains: - '%comspec%' - bitsadmin - certutil - cmd - cscript - curl - finger - mshta - powershell - pwsh - regsvr32 - rundll32 - schtasks - wget - wscript condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Legitimate applications using RunMRU with HTTP links level: high