Sigma rule: File Recovery From Backup Via Wbadmin.EXE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-85e084c1d19c, updated 2024-05-10T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
File Recovery From Backup Via Wbadmin.EXE
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), frack113
Date
2024-05-10
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wbadmin_restore_file.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

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.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\wbadmin.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'WBADMIN.EXE'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - ' recovery'
        - 'recoveryTarget'
        - 'itemtype:File'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.impact
  • attack.t1490

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

References

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wbadmin_restore_file.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "File Recovery From Backup Via Wbadmin.EXE" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wbadmin_restore_file.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: File Recovery From Backup Via Wbadmin.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-85e084c1d19c, updated 2024-05-10T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/6fe4aa1e-0531-4510-8be2-782154b73b48 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 6fe4aa1e-0531-4510-8be2-782154b73b48, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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