VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe Execution on Windows

Alerts when VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe is launched on Windows, a potential application-control bypass binary.

FreeReviewedSigma · Medium · v2

Product: windows
Category: process_creation
Author: Christopher Peacock @SecurePeacock, SCYTHE @scythe_io (SigmaHQ), DRL 1.1
Published: 2022-06-01
Updated: 2026-07-31

ATT&CK techniques

Defense Evasion

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
Execution
Persistence
Priv Esc
Defense Evasion
- T1218System Binary Proxy Execution
Cred Access
Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule flags process creation where VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe runs, identified by either the executable path ending with \VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe or OriginalFileName matching VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe. Attackers may use this Windows SDK component to support application control bypass scenarios, making unexpected execution a useful stealth signal. It relies on Windows process creation telemetry including the process image path and OriginalFileName.

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VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe Execution on Windows

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Changelog

v2
Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
v1
No changelog recorded for this version.2026-07-30

Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.

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title: VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe Execution on Windows
id: beedd309-fee6-4f4f-84dd-172198a92017
status: test
description: This rule flags process creation where VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe runs, identified by either the executable path ending with \VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe or OriginalFileName matching VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe. Attackers may use this Windows SDK component to support application control bypass scenarios, making unexpected execution a useful stealth signal. It relies on Windows process creation telemetry including the process image path and OriginalFileName.
references:
  - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/VisualUiaVerifyNative/
  - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-control/windows-defender-application-control/design/applications-that-can-bypass-wdac
  - https://bohops.com/2020/10/15/exploring-the-wdac-microsoft-recommended-block-rules-visualuiaverifynative/
  - https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-itpro-docs/commit/937db704b9148e9cee7c7010cad4d00ce9c4fdad
  - https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_visualuiaverifynative.yml
author: Christopher Peacock @SecurePeacock, SCYTHE @scythe_io, Huntrule Team
date: 2022-06-01
tags:
  - attack.stealth
  - attack.t1218
logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
detection:
  selection:
    - Image|endswith: \VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe
    - OriginalFileName: VisualUiaVerifyNative.exe
  condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate testing of Microsoft UI parts.
level: medium
license: DRL-1.1
related:
  - id: b30a8bc5-e21b-4ca2-9420-0a94019ac56a
    type: derived

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