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Volume Shadow Copy Deletion via WMIC
editVolume 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
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Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
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Technique:
- Name: File Deletion
- ID: T1107
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1107/
Rule version historyedit
- Version 2 (7.7.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.action:"Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate)" and process.name:"WMIC.exe" and process.args:("shadowcopy" and "delete")