Detection rules › Sigma
Sensitive File Recovery From Backup Via Wbadmin.EXE
Detects the dump of highly sensitive files such as "NTDS.DIT" and "SECURITY" hive. Attackers can leverage the "wbadmin" utility in order to dump sensitive files that might contain credential or sensitive information.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access | T1003.003 OS Credential Dumping: NTDS |
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_backup
or:
CommandLine|contains: '\Windows\NTDS\NTDS.dit'
CommandLine|contains: '\config\SAM'
CommandLine|contains: '\config\SECURITY'
CommandLine|contains: '\config\SYSTEM'
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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