Unusual Microsoft Office Trusted Location Added (via registry_set)

This rule detects changes to registry keys related to "Trusted Location" of Microsoft Office where the path is set to something uncommon. Adversaries might add additional trusted locations to avoid macro security restrictions.

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Known false positives

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