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Outlook Security Settings Updated - Registry

Detects changes to the registry values related to outlook security settings

MITRE ATT&CK

persistence

Detection Query

selection:
  TargetObject|contains|all:
    - \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\
    - \Outlook\Security\
filter_main_outlook:
  Image|startswith:
    - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\
    - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\
  Image|endswith: \OUTLOOK.EXE
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*

Author

frack113

Created

2021-12-28

Data Sources

windowsRegistry Set Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.persistenceattack.t1137

Raw Content

title: Outlook Security Settings Updated - Registry
id: c3cefdf4-6703-4e1c-bad8-bf422fc5015a
related:
    - id: 6763c6c8-bd01-4687-bc8d-4fa52cf8ba08 # EnableUnsafeClientMailRules
      type: similar
status: test
description: Detects changes to the registry values related to outlook security settings
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1137/T1137.md
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/troubleshoot/security/information-about-email-security-settings
author: frack113
date: 2021-12-28
modified: 2026-01-09
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1137
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|contains|all:
            - '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\'
            - '\Outlook\Security\'
    filter_main_outlook:
        Image|startswith:
            - 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\'
            - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\'
        Image|endswith: '\OUTLOOK.EXE'
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
    - Administrative activity
level: medium