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Volume Shadow Copy Deletion via WMICedit
Identifies use of wmic.exe
for shadow copy deletion on endpoints. This
commonly occurs in tandem with ransomware or other destructive attacks.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
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:
- Elastic
- Windows
Version: 2 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.6.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.7.0
Rule queryedit
event.action:"Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate)" and process.name:WMIC.exe and process.args:(delete and shadowcopy)
Threat mappingedit
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
-
Technique:
- Name: File Deletion
- ID: T1107
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1107/
Rule version historyedit
- Version 2 (7.7.0 release)
-
Updated query, changed from:
event.action:"Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate)" and process.name:"WMIC.exe" and process.args:("shadowcopy" and "delete")