Sigma rule: Disabled Volume Snapshots

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-67d2337043d4, updated 2023-12-15T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Disabled Volume Snapshots
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2021-01-28
Modified
2023-12-15
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_volsnap_disable.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects commands that temporarily turn off Volume Snapshots

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '\Services\VSS\Diag'
        - '/d Disabled'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate administration

Tags

  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1685

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_volsnap_disable.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Disabled Volume Snapshots" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_reg_volsnap_disable.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Disabled Volume Snapshots",
entity page, dataset version ref-67d2337043d4, updated 2023-12-15T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/dee4af55-1f22-4e1d-a9d2-4bdc7ecb472a (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule dee4af55-1f22-4e1d-a9d2-4bdc7ecb472a, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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