{"id":"973ef012-8f1a-4c40-93b4-7e659a5cd17f","title":"Periodic Backup For System Registry Hives Enabled","description":"Detects the enabling of the \"EnablePeriodicBackup\" registry value. Once enabled, The OS will backup System registry hives on restarts to the \"C:\\Windows\\System32\\config\\RegBack\" folder. Windows creates a \"RegIdleBackup\" task to manage subsequent backups.\nRegistry backup was a default behavior on Windows and was disabled as of \"Windows 10, version 1803\".\n","author":"Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)","status":"test","level":"medium","date":"2024-07-01","modified":"","tags":["attack.collection","attack.t1113"],"technique_ids":["T1113"],"logsource":{"category":"registry_set","product":"windows"},"falsepositives":["Legitimate need for RegBack feature by administrators."],"references":["https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/installing-updates-features-roles/system-registry-no-backed-up-regback-folder"],"source_path":"rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_enable_periodic_backup.yml","source_sha256":"8b5ee0eabfdd4dda0c8d24f78a7b18f561a910cceeb67eaa345300e5249dbeba","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_enable_periodic_backup.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: Periodic Backup For System Registry Hives Enabled\nid: 973ef012-8f1a-4c40-93b4-7e659a5cd17f\nstatus: test\ndescription: |\n    Detects the enabling of the \"EnablePeriodicBackup\" registry value. Once enabled, The OS will backup System registry hives on restarts to the \"C:\\Windows\\System32\\config\\RegBack\" folder. Windows creates a \"RegIdleBackup\" task to manage subsequent backups.\n    Registry backup was a default behavior on Windows and was disabled as of \"Windows 10, version 1803\".\nreferences:\n    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/installing-updates-features-roles/system-registry-no-backed-up-regback-folder\nauthor: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)\ndate: 2024-07-01\ntags:\n    - attack.collection\n    - attack.t1113\nlogsource:\n    category: registry_set\n    product: windows\ndetection:\n    selection:\n        TargetObject|endswith: '\\Control\\Session Manager\\Configuration Manager\\EnablePeriodicBackup'\n        Details: 'DWORD (0x00000001)'\n    condition: selection\nfalsepositives:\n    - Legitimate need for RegBack feature by administrators.\nlevel: medium\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1113","id":"T1113","name":"Screen Capture","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1113/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/973ef012-8f1a-4c40-93b4-7e659a5cd17f.json","kind":"sigma"}