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Registry hive (regf) signature

Signature (hex): 72 65 67 66 (regf) Medium risk

A Windows Registry hive (SYSTEM, SAM, NTUSER.DAT) starts with 72 65 67 66 (regf). In forensics it's a key source: it holds configuration, malware persistence and password hashes (SAM).

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