Disabled Volume Snapshots — Sigma Rule

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems). Source status: test; severity: high. Source dates: 2021-01-28 / 2023-12-15.

{
  "category": "process_creation",
  "product": "windows"
}

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Source SHA-256: 4470dd1cfdec8335230cd62ffef6c555576b89d48860d905f22f2497f68ad69f

Detection logic

Original source YAML. Source-tag agreement is not proof of complete semantic coverage. This rule has not been compiled for a SIEM backend or validated against live telemetry here.

title: Disabled Volume Snapshots
id: dee4af55-1f22-4e1d-a9d2-4bdc7ecb472a
status: test
description: Detects commands that temporarily turn off Volume Snapshots
references:
    - https://twitter.com/0gtweet/status/1354766164166115331
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2021-01-28
modified: 2023-12-15
tags:
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.t1685
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - '\Services\VSS\Diag'
            - '/d Disabled'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate administration
level: high

Original YAML and metadata in JSON

False positives

• Legitimate administration

Source references

• https://twitter.com/0gtweet/status/1354766164166115331