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Volume Shadow Copy Deleted or Resized via VssAdmin

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Volume Shadow Copy Deleted or Resized via VssAdmin

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Identifies use of vssadmin.exe for shadow copy deletion or resizing on endpoints. This commonly occurs in tandem with ransomware or other destructive attacks.

Rule type: eql

Rule indices:

winlogbeat-*
logs-endpoint.events.*
logs-windows.*

Severity: high

Risk score: 73

Runs every: 5m

Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

References: None

Tags:

Elastic
Host
Windows
Threat Detection
Impact

Version: 10

Rule authors:

Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Rule query

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process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and event.action == "start"
  and (process.name : "vssadmin.exe" or process.pe.original_file_name == "VSSADMIN.EXE") and
  process.args in ("delete", "resize") and process.args : "shadows*"

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK^TM

Tactic:
- Name: Impact
- ID: TA0040
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0040/
Technique:
- Name: Inhibit System Recovery
- ID: T1490
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1490/

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