Sigma rule: Backup Catalog Deleted

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-7395f647c057, updated 2022-12-25T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title: Backup Catalog Deleted
Status: test
Level: medium
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Tom U. @c_APT_ure (collection)
Date: 2017-05-12
Modified: 2022-12-25
File: rules/windows/builtin/application/microsoft_windows_backup/win_susp_backup_delete.yml
Commit: ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects backup catalog deletions

Log source

product: windows
service: application

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 524
    Provider_Name: Microsoft-Windows-Backup
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

Unknown

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

T1070.004

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/builtin/application/microsoft_windows_backup/win_susp_backup_delete.yml

Sources and licences

SigmaHQ
"Backup Catalog Deleted" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Tom U. @c_APT_ure (collection) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/application/microsoft_windows_backup/win_susp_backup_delete.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: Backup Catalog Deleted",
entity page, dataset version ref-7395f647c057, updated 2022-12-25T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/9703792d-fd9a-456d-a672-ff92efe4806a (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 9703792d-fd9a-456d-a672-ff92efe4806a, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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