Sigma rule: New BgInfo.EXE Custom DB Path Registry Configuration

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-694ffd6bf066, updated 2023-08-16T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
New BgInfo.EXE Custom DB Path Registry Configuration
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-08-16
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_bginfo_custom_db.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects setting of a new registry database value related to BgInfo configuration. Attackers can for example set this value to save the results of the commands executed by BgInfo in order to exfiltrate information.

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|endswith: '\Software\Winternals\BGInfo\Database'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate use of external DB to save the results

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1112

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

  • Internal Research

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_bginfo_custom_db.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "New BgInfo.EXE Custom DB Path Registry Configuration" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_bginfo_custom_db.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: New BgInfo.EXE Custom DB Path Registry Configuration",
entity page, dataset version ref-694ffd6bf066, updated 2023-08-16T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/53330955-dc52-487f-a3a2-da24dcff99b5 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 53330955-dc52-487f-a3a2-da24dcff99b5, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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