MediumSigmaHQ Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) +1

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.

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Detection requirements

Platform: Containers ESXi IaaS Linux macOS Network Devices Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
Log source product: windows
Log source category: process_creation

Known benign triggers

Unknown

References

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Reference	Class	Cited by
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/wbadmin-start-recovery	Product documentation	4from 2 sources
lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Wbadmin/	Tool	4from 2 sources

Detection rules

File Recovery From Backup Via Wbadmin.EXE

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

From the source

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