title: Shadow Copies Access via Symlink
id: 40b19fa6-d835-400c-b301-41f3a2baacaf
status: test
description: Shadow Copies storage symbolic link creation using operating systems utilities
author: Teymur Kheirkhabarov, oscd.community
references:
  - https://www.slideshare.net/heirhabarov/hunting-for-credentials-dumping-in-windows-environment
date: 2019/10/22
modified: 2021/11/27
logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
detection:
  selection:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
      - mklink
      - HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy
  condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate administrator working with shadow copies, access for backup purposes
level: medium
tags:
  - attack.credential_access
  - attack.t1003.002
  - attack.t1003.003
