Delete Volume Shadow Copies Via WMI With PowerShell

 1title: Delete Volume Shadow Copies Via WMI With PowerShell
 2id: 87df9ee1-5416-453a-8a08-e8d4a51e9ce1
 3status: stable
 4description: Shadow Copies deletion using operating systems utilities via PowerShell
 5references:
 6    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1490/T1490.md
 7    - https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/stomping-shadow-copies-a-second-look-into-deletion-methods
 8author: frack113
 9date: 2021/06/03
10modified: 2023/10/27
11tags:
12    - attack.impact
13    - attack.t1490
14logsource:
15    product: windows
16    category: ps_classic_start
17detection:
18    selection:
19        Data|contains|all:
20            - 'Get-WmiObject'
21            - 'Win32_Shadowcopy'
22        Data|contains:
23            - 'Delete()'
24            - 'Remove-WmiObject'
25    condition: selection
26falsepositives:
27    - Legitimate Administrator deletes Shadow Copies using operating systems utilities for legitimate reason
28level: high

References

• atomic-red-team/atomics/T1490/T1490.md at f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9 · redcanaryco/atomic-red-team

  

  Small and highly portable detection tests based on MITRE's ATT&CK. - redcanaryco/atomic-red-team

  
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• Stomping Shadow Copies - A Second Look Into Deletion Methods | FortiGuard Labs

  

  FortiGuard Labs reviews existing methods used by various ransomware to delete shadow copies as well as some new methods that can potentially be used by some ransomware.…

  
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