Sigma rule: Delete Volume Shadow Copies via WMI with PowerShell - PS Script

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-26b58dcd71a6, updated 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z.

SigmaHQ marks this rule as deprecated.

Rule

Title
Delete Volume Shadow Copies via WMI with PowerShell - PS Script
Status
deprecated
Level
high
Author
frack113
Date
2021-12-26
Modified
2025-05-20
File
deprecated/windows/powershell_ps_susp_win32_shadowcopy.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Deletes Windows Volume Shadow Copies with PowerShell code and Get-WMIObject. This technique is used by numerous ransomware families such as Sodinokibi/REvil

Log source

product
windows
category
ps_script
definition
Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled

Detection

selection:
    ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
        - 'Get-WmiObject'
        - 'Win32_ShadowCopy'
        - '.Delete()'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.impact
  • attack.t1490

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/deprecated/windows/powershell_ps_susp_win32_shadowcopy.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Delete Volume Shadow Copies via WMI with PowerShell - PS Script" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/deprecated/windows/powershell_ps_susp_win32_shadowcopy.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: Delete Volume Shadow Copies via WMI with PowerShell - PS Script",
entity page, dataset version ref-26b58dcd71a6, updated 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/e17121b4-ef2a-4418-8a59-12fb1631fa9e (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule e17121b4-ef2a-4418-8a59-12fb1631fa9e, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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