Internet Explorer DisableFirstRunCustomize Enabled

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects changes to the Internet Explorer "DisableFirstRunCustomize" value, which prevents Internet Explorer from running the first run wizard the first time a user starts the browser after installing Internet Explorer or Windows.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Registry value modified" AND ((OBJECTNAME endswith "\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\DisableFirstRunCustomize" OR (OBJECTNAME endswith "\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main" AND OBJECTVALUENAME = "DisableFirstRunCustomize")) AND (INFORMATION = "DWORD (0x00000001),DWORD (0x00000002)" OR (CHANGES = "1,2" AND NEWTYPE = "REG_DWORD,REG_DWORD"))) AND PROCESSNAME != "C:\Windows\explorer.exe,C:\Windows\System32\ie4uinit.exe" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.PREVVAL,Action1.CHANGES

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)