Symbolic Link to Shadow Copy Created

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Domain: EndpointOS: WindowsUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: Credential AccessData Source: Elastic EndgameData Source: Elastic DefendData Source: Windows Security Event LogsData Source: Microsoft Defender for EndpointData Source: SysmonData Source: SentinelOneData Source: CrowdstrikeLanguage: eql

Severity

medium

Risk Score

47

MITRE ATT&CK™

Credential Access (TA0006)(opens in a new tab or window)

↳ OS Credential Dumping (T1003)(opens in a new tab or window)

False Positive Examples

Legitimate administrative activity related to shadow copies.

License

Elastic License v2(opens in a new tab or window)

Definition

Rule Type

Event Correlation Rule

Integration Pack

Prebuilt Security Detection Rules

Index Patterns

endgame-*logs-crowdstrike.fdr*logs-endpoint.events.process-*logs-m365_defender.event-*logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*logs-system.security*logs-windows.forwarded*logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*winlogbeat-*

Related Integrations

endpoint(opens in a new tab or window)

windows(opens in a new tab or window)

system(opens in a new tab or window)

m365_defender(opens in a new tab or window)

sentinel_one_cloud_funnel(opens in a new tab or window)

crowdstrike(opens in a new tab or window)

Query

process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and
 (
    (?process.pe.original_file_name in ("Cmd.Exe","PowerShell.EXE")) or
    (process.name : ("cmd.exe", "powershell.exe"))
 ) and

 /* Create Symbolic Link to Shadow Copies */
 process.args : ("*mklink*", "*SymbolicLink*") and process.command_line : ("*HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy*")