Detection rules › Sigma
File Recovery From Backup Via Wbadmin.EXE
Detects the recovery of files from backups via "wbadmin.exe". Attackers can restore sensitive files such as NTDS.DIT or Registry Hives from backups in order to potentially extract credentials.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Impact | T1490 Inhibit System Recovery |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | 1 | Process creation |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: all of selection_img
or:
Image|endswith: '\wbadmin.exe'
OriginalFileName: WBADMIN.EXE
Stage 2: all of selection_cli
CommandLine|contains: ' recovery'
CommandLine|contains: 'itemtype:File'
CommandLine|contains: recoveryTarget
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
|
Image | ends_with |
|
OriginalFileName | eq |
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