Internet Explorer DisableFirstRunCustomize Enabled
Detects changes to the Internet Explorer "DisableFirstRunCustomize" value, which prevents Internet Explorer from running the first run wizard the first time a user starts the browser after installing Internet…
Description
Detects changes to the Internet Explorer "DisableFirstRunCustomize" value, which prevents Internet Explorer from running the first run wizard the first time a user starts the browser after installing Internet Explorer or Windows.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- registry_set
Known benign triggers
- As this is controlled by group policy as well as user settings. Some false positives may occur.
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| admx.help/?Category=InternetExplorer&Policy=Microsoft.Policies.InternetExplorer::NoFirstRunCustomise | Only this detection cites it |
| unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/operation-ke3chang-resurfaces-with-new-tidepool-malware/ | 2 |
| www.ncsc.gov.uk/static-assets/documents/malware-analysis-reports/devil-bait/NCSC-MAR-Devil-Bait.pdf | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- ab567429-1dfb-4674-b6d2-979fd2f9d125
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairment
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1