Volume Shadow Copy deleted using VSSADMIN or wmic
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects the command-line activity involving processes like vssadmin.exe or wmic.exe with commands pertaining to shadow copy management, particularly focusing on deletion or resizing operations.
Severity
Critical
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND ((PROCESSNAME endswith "vssadmin.exe" OR PROCESSNAME endswith "wmic.exe") AND COMMANDLINE contains "shadow" AND (COMMANDLINE contains "delete" OR COMMANDLINE contains "resize")) select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
