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HighSigmaHQNasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Uncommon Microsoft Office Trusted Location Added

Detects changes to registry keys related to "Trusted Location" of Microsoft Office where the path is set to something uncommon. Attackers might add additional trusted locations to avoid macro security restrictions.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
Windows

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

  • Other unknown legitimate or custom paths need to be filtered to avoid false positives

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