Microsoft Office Protected View Disabled
Detects changes to Microsoft Office protected view registry keys with which the attacker disables this feature.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- registry_set
Known benign triggers
- Unlikely
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 |
|---|---|
| admx.help/HKCU/software/policies/microsoft/office/16.0/excel/security/protectedview | Only this detection cites it |
| github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1562.001/T1562.001.md | 21 |
| unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/unit42-gorgon-group-slithering-nation-state-cybercrime/ | 2 |
| yoroi.company/research/cyber-criminal-espionage-operation-insists-on-italian-manufacturing/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- a5c7a43f-6009-4a8c-80c5-32abf1c53ecc
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairment
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Version
- 2