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Shadow Copies Deletion Using Operating Systems Utilities

Ransomware commonly deletes Windows shadow copies before encrypting data on the victim host. This hunt identifies powershell, wmic, vssadmin or vssvc executing with command line arguments containing delete and…

Description

Ransomware commonly deletes Windows shadow copies before encrypting data on the victim host. This hunt identifies powershell, wmic, vssadmin or vssvc executing with command line arguments containing delete and variations of shadow.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
ContainersESXiIaaSLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows

The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.

Log source product
securityeventswindowssecurityevents
Log source service
securityevent

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