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Shadow Copies Creation Using Operating Systems Utilities

Shadow Copies creation using operating systems utilities, possible credential access

MITRE ATT&CK

credential-access

Detection Query

selection_img:
  - Image|endswith:
      - \powershell.exe
      - \pwsh.exe
      - \wmic.exe
      - \vssadmin.exe
  - OriginalFileName:
      - PowerShell.EXE
      - pwsh.dll
      - wmic.exe
      - VSSADMIN.EXE
selection_cli:
  CommandLine|contains|all:
    - shadow
    - create
condition: all of selection_*

Author

Teymur Kheirkhabarov, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, oscd.community

Created

2019-10-22

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.credential-accessattack.t1003attack.t1003.002attack.t1003.003

Raw Content

title: Shadow Copies Creation Using Operating Systems Utilities
id: b17ea6f7-6e90-447e-a799-e6c0a493d6ce
status: test
description: Shadow Copies creation using operating systems utilities, possible credential access
references:
    - https://www.slideshare.net/heirhabarov/hunting-for-credentials-dumping-in-windows-environment
    - https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/tutorial-for-ntds-goodness-vssadmin-wmis-ntdsdit-system/
author: Teymur Kheirkhabarov, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, oscd.community
date: 2019-10-22
modified: 2022-11-10
tags:
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1003
    - attack.t1003.002
    - attack.t1003.003
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith:
              - '\powershell.exe'
              - '\pwsh.exe'
              - '\wmic.exe'
              - '\vssadmin.exe'
        - OriginalFileName:
              - 'PowerShell.EXE'
              - 'pwsh.dll'
              - 'wmic.exe'
              - 'VSSADMIN.EXE'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'shadow'
            - 'create'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate administrator working with shadow copies, access for backup purposes
level: medium