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MediumSigmaHQ Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Diskshadow Script Mode - Execution From Potential Suspicious Location

Detects execution of "Diskshadow.exe" in script mode using the "/s" flag where the script is located in a potentially suspicious location.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform: Linux macOS Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
Log source product: windows
Log source category: process_creation

Known benign triggers

False positives may occur if you execute the script from one of the paths mentioned in the rule. Apply additional filters that fits your org needs.

References

Links the source published beside this detection. Reference is the link the source wrote, unmodified. Class is decided by this catalogue from the host and path, not stated by the source. Cited by counts published detections citing the same resource, including this one, and the sources beneath it count the repositories this catalogue ingests, which is not the same as independent research.
Reference	Class	Cited by
bohops.com/2018/03/26/diskshadow-the-return-of-vss-evasion-persistence-and-active-directory-database-extraction/	Security research	4from 2 sources
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/diskshadow	Product documentation	3
medium.com/@cyberjyot/lolbin-execution-via-diskshadow-f6ff681a27a4	Unclassified	3
research.checkpoint.com/2022/evilplayout-attack-against-irans-state-broadcaster/	Unclassified	3
www.ired.team/offensive-security/credential-access-and-credential-dumping/ntds.dit-enumeration	Unclassified	5
www.lifars.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GriefRansomware_Whitepaper-2.pdf	Unclassified	3
www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/technical-analysis-crytox-ransomware	Unclassified	3

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