Volume Shadow Copy Deletion via VssAdmin

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

Rule indices:

Severity: high

Risk score: 73

Runs every: 5 minutes

Searches indices from: now-6m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum signals per execution: 100

Tags:

Rule version: 1

Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.6.0

event.action:"Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate)" and
process.name:"vssadmin.exe" and process.args:("delete" and "shadows")

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK^TM

Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
Technique:
- Name: Inhibit System Recovery
- ID: T1490
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1490/