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AN0933 Analytic 0933

Windows · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2

<p>Process chains that use native utilities (vssadmin, wbadmin, diskshadow, bcdedit, REAgentC, wmic) with arguments to delete shadow copies, disable recovery, or remove backup catalogs</p>
Detects
T1490 Inhibit System Recovery
Part of
DET0329 Behavioral Detection for T1490 - Inhibit System Recovery

Log sources and channels

Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.

Log sourceChannelData component
WinEventLog:SysmonEventCode=1DC0032 Process Creation
WinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-BackupWindows Backup Catalog deletion or catalog corruptionDC0040 File Deletion
WinEventLog:SystemService stopped or RecoveryDisabled set via REAgentCDC0041 Service Metadata
WinEventLog:SysmonEventCode=13, 14DC0063 Windows Registry Key Modification

Mutable elements

Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.

FieldDescription
TimeWindowUsed to track rapid recovery feature changes over short intervals
CommandLinePatternCan be tuned to catch variations in destructive flags (/all, /quiet, -delete)
ParentProcessContextTune based on common parent-child chains (e.g., powershell → diskshadow)

KEV CVEs whose mapped technique this analytic detects

CVEVendor / productState
CVE-2023-36884Microsoft WindowsStale
CVE-2025-21391Microsoft WindowsMapped