Detect Malicious Usage of Recovery Tools to Delete Backup Files
| Id | 259de2c1-c546-4c6d-a17c-df639722f4d7 |
| Rulename | Detect Malicious Usage of Recovery Tools to Delete Backup Files |
| Description | This analytic rule detects usage of recovery tools vssadmin, wbadmin, wmic and bcedit to delete backup files or change recovery configuration. Adversaries may use these tools to delete shadow copies and backup files to prevent recovery of files. https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1490/ |
| Severity | High |
| Tactics | Impact |
| Techniques | T1490 |
| Required data connectors | CiscoSecureEndpoint CrowdStrikeFalconEndpointProtection MicrosoftThreatProtection SentinelOne TrendMicroApexOne TrendMicroApexOneAma VMwareCarbonBlack |
| Kind | Scheduled |
| Query frequency | 1h |
| Query period | 1h |
| Trigger threshold | 0 |
| Trigger operator | gt |
| Source Uri | https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Malware Protection Essentials/Analytic Rules/BackupDeletionDetected.yaml |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Arm template | 259de2c1-c546-4c6d-a17c-df639722f4d7.json |
_ASim_ProcessEvent
| where TargetProcessFilename has_any ('vssadmin.exe', 'wbadmin.exe', 'wmic.exe')
| where CommandLine has_all ('delete', 'shadow')
| union isfuzzy=True
(_ASim_ProcessEvent
| where TargetProcessFilename =~ 'bcedit.exe'
| where CommandLine has_all ('/set', 'recoveryenabled no')
)
| project
TimeGenerated,
DvcHostname,
DvcIpAddr,
DvcDomain,
TargetUsername,
TargetUsernameType,
TargetProcessName,
TargetProcessId,
CommandLine
| extend Username = iff(tostring(TargetUsernameType) == 'Windows', tostring(split(TargetUsername, '\\')[1]), TargetUsername)
| extend NTDomain = iff(tostring(TargetUsernameType) == 'Windows', tostring(split(TargetUsername, '\\')[0]), TargetUsername)
| extend Username = iff(tostring(TargetUsernameType) == 'UPN', tostring(split(TargetUsername, '@')[0]), Username)
| extend UPNSuffix = iff(tostring(TargetUsernameType) == 'UPN', tostring(split(TargetUsername, '@')[1]), '')
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Malware Protection Essentials/Analytic Rules/BackupDeletionDetected.yaml
query: |
_ASim_ProcessEvent
| where TargetProcessFilename has_any ('vssadmin.exe', 'wbadmin.exe', 'wmic.exe')
| where CommandLine has_all ('delete', 'shadow')
| union isfuzzy=True
(_ASim_ProcessEvent
| where TargetProcessFilename =~ 'bcedit.exe'
| where CommandLine has_all ('/set', 'recoveryenabled no')
)
| project
TimeGenerated,
DvcHostname,
DvcIpAddr,
DvcDomain,
TargetUsername,
TargetUsernameType,
TargetProcessName,
TargetProcessId,
CommandLine
| extend Username = iff(tostring(TargetUsernameType) == 'Windows', tostring(split(TargetUsername, '\\')[1]), TargetUsername)
| extend NTDomain = iff(tostring(TargetUsernameType) == 'Windows', tostring(split(TargetUsername, '\\')[0]), TargetUsername)
| extend Username = iff(tostring(TargetUsernameType) == 'UPN', tostring(split(TargetUsername, '@')[0]), Username)
| extend UPNSuffix = iff(tostring(TargetUsernameType) == 'UPN', tostring(split(TargetUsername, '@')[1]), '')
description: |
This analytic rule detects usage of recovery tools vssadmin, wbadmin, wmic and bcedit to delete backup files or change recovery configuration. Adversaries may use these tools to delete shadow copies and backup files to prevent recovery of files.
https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1490/
severity: High
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
- CommonSecurityLog
connectorId: CrowdStrikeFalconEndpointProtection
- dataTypes:
- SecurityAlert
connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
- dataTypes:
- SentinelOne_CL
connectorId: SentinelOne
- dataTypes:
- CarbonBlackEvents_CL
connectorId: VMwareCarbonBlack
- dataTypes:
- CiscoSecureEndpoint_CL
connectorId: CiscoSecureEndpoint
- dataTypes:
- TMApexOneEvent
connectorId: TrendMicroApexOne
- dataTypes:
- TMApexOneEvent
connectorId: TrendMicroApexOneAma
eventGroupingSettings:
aggregationKind: AlertPerResult
tags:
- Schema: _ASim_ProcessEvent
SchemaVersion: 0.1.4
triggerThreshold: 0
version: 1.0.0
entityMappings:
- entityType: Host
fieldMappings:
- columnName: DvcHostname
identifier: HostName
- columnName: DvcDomain
identifier: DnsDomain
- columnName: NTDomain
identifier: NTDomain
- entityType: IP
fieldMappings:
- columnName: DvcIpAddr
identifier: Address
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- columnName: Username
identifier: Name
- columnName: UPNSuffix
identifier: UPNSuffix
- columnName: NTDomain
identifier: NTDomain
- entityType: Process
fieldMappings:
- columnName: TargetProcessId
identifier: ProcessId
- columnName: CommandLine
identifier: CommandLine
tactics:
- Impact
alertDetailsOverride:
alertDescriptionFormat: 'A system tool {{TargetProcessName}} ProcessId: ({{TargetProcessId}}) with {{CommandLine}} used to delete backup files.'
alertDisplayNameFormat: Tool {{TargetProcessName}} used to delete backup files on {{DvcHostname}} by {{TargetUsername}}
relevantTechniques:
- T1490
triggerOperator: gt
name: Detect Malicious Usage of Recovery Tools to Delete Backup Files
id: 259de2c1-c546-4c6d-a17c-df639722f4d7
status: Available
kind: Scheduled
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 1h
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},
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"properties": {
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"customDetails": null,
"description": "This analytic rule detects usage of recovery tools vssadmin, wbadmin, wmic and bcedit to delete backup files or change recovery configuration. Adversaries may use these tools to delete shadow copies and backup files to prevent recovery of files.\nhttps://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1490/\n",
"displayName": "Detect Malicious Usage of Recovery Tools to Delete Backup Files",
"enabled": true,
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"entityType": "Host",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "DvcHostname",
"identifier": "HostName"
},
{
"columnName": "DvcDomain",
"identifier": "DnsDomain"
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{
"columnName": "NTDomain",
"identifier": "NTDomain"
}
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{
"entityType": "IP",
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"identifier": "Address"
}
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{
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"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "Username",
"identifier": "Name"
},
{
"columnName": "UPNSuffix",
"identifier": "UPNSuffix"
},
{
"columnName": "NTDomain",
"identifier": "NTDomain"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "Process",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "TargetProcessId",
"identifier": "ProcessId"
},
{
"columnName": "CommandLine",
"identifier": "CommandLine"
}
]
}
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"eventGroupingSettings": {
"aggregationKind": "AlertPerResult"
},
"OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Malware Protection Essentials/Analytic Rules/BackupDeletionDetected.yaml",
"query": "_ASim_ProcessEvent\n| where TargetProcessFilename has_any ('vssadmin.exe', 'wbadmin.exe', 'wmic.exe')\n| where CommandLine has_all ('delete', 'shadow')\n| union isfuzzy=True \n (_ASim_ProcessEvent\n | where TargetProcessFilename =~ 'bcedit.exe'\n | where CommandLine has_all ('/set', 'recoveryenabled no')\n )\n| project\n TimeGenerated,\n DvcHostname,\n DvcIpAddr,\n DvcDomain,\n TargetUsername,\n TargetUsernameType,\n TargetProcessName,\n TargetProcessId,\n CommandLine\n| extend Username = iff(tostring(TargetUsernameType) == 'Windows', tostring(split(TargetUsername, '\\\\')[1]), TargetUsername)\n| extend NTDomain = iff(tostring(TargetUsernameType) == 'Windows', tostring(split(TargetUsername, '\\\\')[0]), TargetUsername)\n| extend Username = iff(tostring(TargetUsernameType) == 'UPN', tostring(split(TargetUsername, '@')[0]), Username)\n| extend UPNSuffix = iff(tostring(TargetUsernameType) == 'UPN', tostring(split(TargetUsername, '@')[1]), '')\n",
"queryFrequency": "PT1H",
"queryPeriod": "PT1H",
"severity": "High",
"status": "Available",
"subTechniques": [],
"suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
"suppressionEnabled": false,
"tactics": [
"Impact"
],
"tags": [
{
"Schema": "_ASim_ProcessEvent",
"SchemaVersion": "0.1.4"
}
],
"techniques": [
"T1490"
],
"templateVersion": "1.0.0",
"triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
"triggerThreshold": 0
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}