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    DragonForce-style Shadow Copy Deletion via WMIC/vssadmin

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    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
    •updated Sep 18, 2026•0•0•4

    Detects attempts to delete Volume Shadow Copies using native Windows administrative tools such as wmic.exe and vssadmin.exe. This activity is frequently associated with ransomware, as adversaries often delete local backups to prevent data recovery.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    T1490 - Inhibit System RecoveryT1047 - Windows Management InstrumentationTA0040 - ImpactTA0002 - ExecutionProcess CreationCommand ExecutionFile DeletionWindowsWindows Wmi ServiceWindows Shell Corekql

    Found in

    • Analysis of DragonForce Windows Ransomware LockerLast updated Sep 9, 2026
    • Analysis of DragonForce Windows Ransomware LockerLast updated Sep 9, 2026
    • Analysis of DragonForce Windows Ransomware LockerLast updated Sep 9, 2026
    • Analysis of DragonForce Windows Ransomware LockerLast updated Sep 9, 2026

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