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New BgInfo.EXE Custom DB Path Registry Configuration

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.

MITRE ATT&CK

T1112

persistencedefense-evasion

Detection Query

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

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2023-08-16

Data Sources

windowsRegistry Set Events

Platforms

windows

References

Internal Research

Tags

attack.persistenceattack.defense-evasionattack.t1112

Raw Content

title: New BgInfo.EXE Custom DB Path Registry Configuration
id: 53330955-dc52-487f-a3a2-da24dcff99b5
status: test
description: 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.
references:
    - Internal Research
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-08-16
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1112
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|endswith: '\Software\Winternals\BGInfo\Database'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate use of external DB to save the results
level: medium