UAC Bypass via HKCU Registry Key Hijacking
This rule detects attempts to bypass User Account Control (UAC) by monitoring modifications or creations of specific registry keys. Adversaries often manipulate these registry keys to achieve privilege escalation without triggering a UAC prompt, allowing them to execute malicious code with elevated permissions. The rule specifically looks for changes to registry paths commonly abused in UAC bypass techniques, such as those related to ms-settings, mscfile, Environment\UserInitMprLogonScript, exefile, Folder, and Image File Execution Options.
Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)
