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Diskshadow Child Process Spawned
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
Format Mode
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Conversion Output
Diskshadow Child Process Spawned
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Diskshadow Child Process Spawned
id: 56b1dde8-b274-435f-a73a-fb75eb81262a
related:
- id: fa1a7e52-3d02-435b-81b8-00da14dd66c1 # Diskshadow Script Mode - Execution From Potential Suspicious Location
type: similar
- id: 1dde5376-a648-492e-9e54-4241dd9b0c7f # Diskshadow Script Mode - Uncommon Script Extension Execution
type: similar
- id: 9f546b25-5f12-4c8d-8532-5893dcb1e4b8 # Potentially Suspicious Child Process Of DiskShadow.EXE
type: similar
- id: 0c2f8629-7129-4a8a-9897-7e0768f13ff2 # Diskshadow Script Mode Execution
type: similar
status: test
description: Detects any child process spawning from "Diskshadow.exe". This could be due to executing Diskshadow in interpreter mode or script mode and using the "exec" flag to launch other applications.
references:
- https://bohops.com/2018/03/26/diskshadow-the-return-of-vss-evasion-persistence-and-active-directory-database-extraction/
- https://www.ired.team/offensive-security/credential-access-and-credential-dumping/ntds.dit-enumeration
- https://medium.com/@cyberjyot/lolbin-execution-via-diskshadow-f6ff681a27a4
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/diskshadow
author: Harjot Singh @cyb3rjy0t
date: 2023-09-15
tags:
- attack.defense-evasion
- attack.t1218
- attack.execution
- detection.threat-hunting
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
ParentImage|endswith: '\diskshadow.exe'
filter_main_werfault:
Image|endswith: ':\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
- Likely from legitimate usage of Diskshadow in Interpreter mode.
level: medium
CLI command
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules-threat-hunting/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_diskshadow_child_process.yml