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'
    SELECTION_3:
        Image: '*\wmic.exe'
    SELECTION_4:
        Image: '*\vssadmin.exe'
    SELECTION_5:
        CommandLine: '*shadow*'
    SELECTION_6:
        CommandLine: '*create*'
    condition: (SELECTION_1 and (SELECTION_2 or SELECTION_3 or SELECTION_4) and SELECTION_5
        and SELECTION_6)
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
yml_filename: win_shadow_copies_creation.yml
yml_path: /Users/user/Documents/YamatoSecurity/sigma/rules/windows/process_creation