IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
Volume Shadow Copy Deletion via VssAdmin
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IMPORTANT: This documentation is no longer updated. Refer to Elastic's version policy and the latest documentation.
Volume Shadow Copy Deletion via VssAdmin
editIdentifies use of vssadmin.exe for shadow copy deletion on endpoints. This
commonly occurs in tandem with ransomware or other destructive attacks.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: high
Risk score: 73
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Windows
- Threat Detection
- Defense Evasion
Version: 7 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.6.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.11.2
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License
Rule query
editevent.category:process and event.type:(start or process_started) and process.name:vssadmin.exe and process.args:(delete and shadows)
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Impact
- ID: TA0040
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0040/
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Technique:
- Name: Inhibit System Recovery
- ID: T1490
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1490/
Rule version history
edit- Version 7 (7.11.2 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 6 (7.11.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 5 (7.10.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 4 (7.9.1 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 3 (7.9.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.action:"Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate)" and process.name:vssadmin.exe and process.args:(delete and shadows)
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- Version 2 (7.7.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.action:"Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate)" and process.name:"vssadmin.exe" and process.args:("delete" and "shadows")
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