Suspicious Disable Windows Security Center Notifications (via registry_set)

This rule detects set UseActionCenterExperience to 0 to disable the Windows security center notification

SigmamediumWindowsv1
sigma
title: Suspicious Disable Windows Security Center Notifications (via registry_set)
id: 0a058e23-6141-5054-91ce-f61e08a833b2
status: stable
description: This rule detects set UseActionCenterExperience to 0 to disable the Windows security center notification
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1112/
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/40b77d63808dd4f4eafb83949805636735a1fd15/atomics/T1112/T1112.md
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-04-14
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.t1112
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|endswith: 'Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell\UseActionCenterExperience'
        Details: 'DWORD (0x00000000)'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_disable_security_center_notifications/info.yml
simulation:
    - type: atomic-red-team
      name: Disable Windows Security Center Notifications
      technique: T1112
      atomic_guid: 45914594-8df6-4ea9-b3cc-7eb9321a807e

Known false positives

  • Unknown

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