Windows AppX Deployment Unsigned Package Installation
Detects attempts to install unsigned MSIX/AppX packages using the -AllowUnsigned parameter via AppXDeployment-Server events
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source service
- appxdeployment_server
Known benign triggers
- Legitimate installation of unsigned packages for legitimate purposes such as development or testing
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/appx/add-appxpackage | Only this detection cites it |
| www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/security/msix-weaponization-threat-detection-splunk.html | 3 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 9a025188-6f2d-42f8-bb2f-d3a83d24a5af
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairmentattack.execution
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1