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Deletion of Volume Shadow Copies via WMI with PowerShell

Detects deletion of Windows Volume Shadow Copies with PowerShell code and Get-WMIObject. This technique is used by numerous ransomware families such as Sodinokibi/REvil

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Tim Rauch, Elastic SecurityCreated Tue Sep 20Updated Fri Dec 3021ff4ca9-f13a-41ad-b828-0077b2af2e40windows
Log Source
WindowsProcess Creation
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation

Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.

Detection Logic
Detection Logic3 selectors
detection:
    selection_get:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'Get-WmiObject'
            - 'gwmi'
            - 'Get-CimInstance'
            - 'gcim'
    selection_shadowcopy:
        CommandLine|contains: 'Win32_ShadowCopy'
    selection_delete:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - '.Delete()'
            - 'Remove-WmiObject'
            - 'rwmi'
            - 'Remove-CimInstance'
            - 'rcim'
    condition: all of selection*
False Positives
Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

Rule Metadata
Rule ID
21ff4ca9-f13a-41ad-b828-0077b2af2e40
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Tue Sep 20
Modified
Fri Dec 30
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_powershell_shadowcopy_deletion.yml
Raw Tags
attack.impactattack.t1490
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