Creation of volume shadow copy using vssadmin.exe

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Creation of volume shadow copy using vssadmin.exe

An attacker may create volume shadow copies to gain access to protected or locked files, whereas backup is the common legitimate use.

Module:: Platform Analytics
Agent event type:: Process execution
Category:: Credential Access
Status:: Enabled

ATT&CK tactics: Credential Access (TA0006)

ATT&CK techniques: OS Credential Dumping (T1003)

Indicator:

Process action type = execution AND target process cmd = * create* shadow* AND target process name = vssadmin.exe

Preventable: yes