title: Shadow Copies Creation Using Operating Systems Utilities
author: Teymur Kheirkhabarov, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, oscd.community
date: 2019/10/22
description: Shadow Copies creation using operating systems utilities, possible credential
  access
detection:
  SELECTION_1:
    EventID: 1
  SELECTION_2:
    Image:
    - '*\powershell.exe'
    - '*\wmic.exe'
    - '*\vssadmin.exe'
  SELECTION_3:
    CommandLine: '*shadow*'
  SELECTION_4:
    CommandLine: '*create*'
  condition: (SELECTION_1 and SELECTION_2 and SELECTION_3 and SELECTION_4)
falsepositives:
- Legitimate administrator working with shadow copies, access for backup purposes
id: b17ea6f7-6e90-447e-a799-e6c0a493d6ce
level: medium
logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
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/
status: experimental
tags:
- attack.credential_access
- attack.t1003
- attack.t1003.002
- attack.t1003.003
ruletype: SIGMA