Detection rules › Sigma
Esentutl Volume Shadow Copy Service Keys
Detects the volume shadow copy service initialization and processing via esentutl. Registry keys such as HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VSS\Diag\VolSnap\Volume are captured.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access | T1003.002 OS Credential Dumping: Security Account Manager |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | 12 | RegistryEvent (Object create and delete) |
| Sysmon | 13 | RegistryEvent (Value Set) |
| Sysmon | 14 | RegistryEvent (Key and Value Rename) |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: selection
Image|endswith: esentutl.exe
TargetObject|contains: 'System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VSS'
Stage 2: not filter
TargetObject|contains: 'System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VSS\Start'
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
Image | ends_with |
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TargetObject | match |
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