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Detect Malicious Usage of Recovery Tools to Delete Backup Files

This analytic rule detects usage of recovery tools vssadmin, wbadmin, wmic and bcedit to delete backup files or change recovery configuration. Adversaries may use these tools to delete shadow copies and backup files…

Description

This analytic rule detects usage of recovery tools vssadmin, wbadmin, wmic and bcedit to delete backup files or change recovery configuration. Adversaries may use these tools to delete shadow copies and backup files to prevent recovery of files. https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1490/

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
ciscosecureendpointcrowdstrikefalconendpointprotectionmicrosoftthreatprotectionsentinelonetrendmicroapexonetrendmicroapexoneamavmwarecarbonblack
Log source service
carbonblackevents_clciscosecureendpoint_clcommonsecuritylogsecurityalertsentinelone_cltmapexoneevent

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