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IE ZoneMap Setting Downgraded To MyComputer Zone For HTTP Protocols Via CLI

Severity
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Source
upstream

Detects changes to Internet Explorer's (IE / Windows Internet properties) ZoneMap configuration of the "HTTP" and "HTTPS" protocols to point to the "My Computer" zone. This allows downloaded files from the Internet to be granted the same level of trust as files stored locally.

Event coverage

ProviderEvent IDTitle
Sysmon1Process creation
Security-Auditing4688A new process has been created.

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: selection

CommandLine|contains: ' 0'
CommandLine|contains: '\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProtocolDefaults'
CommandLine|contains: http

Indicators

Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.

FieldKindValues
CommandLinematch
  • 0 corpus 3 (sigma 3)
  • \Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProtocolDefaults
  • http corpus 31 (sigma 31)