Suspicious Add DisallowRun Execution to Registry (via registry_set)

title: Suspicious Add DisallowRun Execution to Registry (via registry_set)
id: fa65a017-4155-5321-bd2a-2ff0cb2920f6
status: stable
description: This rule detects set DisallowRun to 1 to prevent user running specific computer program
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1112/
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/40b77d63808dd4f4eafb83949805636735a1fd15/atomics/T1112/T1112.md
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-06-20
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.t1112
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|endswith: 'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun'
        Details: 'DWORD (0x00000001)'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium