diff --git a/rules/windows/powershell/powershell_nishang_malicious_commandlets.yml b/rules/windows/powershell/powershell_nishang_malicious_commandlets.yml
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index 000000000..1592ab611
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+++ b/rules/windows/powershell/powershell_nishang_malicious_commandlets.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+title: Malicious Nishang PowerShell Commandlets
+id: f772cee9-b7c2-4cb2-8f07-49870adc02e0
+status: experimental
+description: Detects Commandlet names and arguments from the Nishang exploitation framework
+date: 2019/05/16
+references:
+    - https://github.com/samratashok/nishang
+tags:
+    - attack.execution
+    - attack.t1086
+author: Alec Costello
+logsource:
+    product: windows
+    service: powershell
+    definition: It is recommanded to use the new "Script Block Logging" of PowerShell v5 https://adsecurity.org/?p=2277
+detection:
+    keywords:
+        - Add-ConstrainedDelegationBackdoor
+        - Set-DCShadowPermissions
+        - DNS_TXT_Pwnage
+        - Execute-OnTime
+        - HTTP-Backdoor
+        - Set-RemotePSRemoting
+        - Set-RemoteWMI
+        - Invoke-AmsiBypass
+        - Out-CHM
+        - Out-Excel
+        - Out-HTA
+        - Out-JS
+        - Out-Java
+        - Out-SCF
+        - Out-SCT
+        - Out-Shortcut
+        - Out-WebQuery
+        - Out-Word
+        - Enable-Duplication
+        - Remove-Update
+        - Download-Execute-PS
+        - Download_Execute
+        - Execute-Command-MSSQL
+        - Execute-DNSTXT-Code
+        - Out-RundllCommand
+        - Copy-VSS
+        - FireBuster
+        - FireListener
+        - Get-Information
+        - Get-PassHints
+        - Get-WLAN-Keys
+        - Get-Web-Credentials
+        - Invoke-CredentialsPhish
+        - Invoke-MimikatzWDigestDowngrade
+        - Invoke-SSIDExfil
+        - Invoke-SessionGopher
+        - Keylogger
+        - Invoke-Interceptor
+        - Create-MultipleSessions
+        - Invoke-NetworkRelay
+        - Run-EXEonRemote
+        - Invoke-Prasadhak
+        - Invoke-BruteForce
+        - Password-List
+        - Invoke-JSRatRegsvr
+        - Invoke-JSRatRundll
+        - Invoke-PoshRatHttps
+        - Invoke-PowerShellIcmp
+        - Invoke-PowerShellUdp
+        - Invoke-PSGcat
+        - Invoke-PsGcatAgent
+        - Remove-PoshRat
+        - Add-Persistance
+        - ExetoText
+        - Invoke-Decode
+        - Invoke-Encode
+        - Parse_Keys
+        - Remove-Persistence
+        - StringtoBase64
+        - TexttoExe
+        - Powerpreter
+        - Nishang
+        - EncodedData
+        - DataToEncode
+        - LoggedKeys
+        - OUT-DNSTXT
+        - Jitter
+        - ExfilOption
+        - Tamper
+        - DumpCerts
+        - DumpCreds
+        - Shellcode32
+        - Shellcode64
+        - JDKPath
+        - HHCPath
+        - NotAllNameSpaces
+        - exfill
+        - FakeDC
+        - Payload
+        - Exploit
+    condition: keywords
+falsepositives:
+    - Penetration testing
+level: high
diff --git a/rules/windows/process_creation/win_susp_process_creations.yml b/rules/windows/process_creation/win_susp_process_creations.yml
index 03bbaaf51..92bbd9ef1 100644
--- a/rules/windows/process_creation/win_susp_process_creations.yml
+++ b/rules/windows/process_creation/win_susp_process_creations.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ detection:
             - vssadmin create shadow /for=C:*
             - copy \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\\*\windows\ntds\ntds.dit*
             - copy \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\\*\config\SAM*
+            - copy \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\\*\config\SYSTEM*
+            - type \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\\*\config\SAM*
+            - type \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\\*\config\SYSTEM*
+            - type \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\\*\windows\ntds\ntds.dit*
             - reg SAVE HKLM\SYSTEM *
             - reg SAVE HKLM\SAM *
             - '* sekurlsa:*'
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ detection:
             - '*\certutil.exe -ping *'
             - icacls * /grant Everyone:F /T /C /Q
             - '* wmic shadowcopy delete *'
+            - '* wmic shadowcopy call create Volume=*'
             - '* wbadmin.exe delete catalog -quiet*'
             - '*\wscript.exe *.jse'
             - '*\wscript.exe *.js'
diff --git a/rules/windows/process_creation/win_susp_vssadmin_ntds_activity.yml b/rules/windows/process_creation/win_susp_vssadmin_ntds_activity.yml
index 1cb98e715..06aca1699 100644
--- a/rules/windows/process_creation/win_susp_vssadmin_ntds_activity.yml
+++ b/rules/windows/process_creation/win_susp_vssadmin_ntds_activity.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ detection:
             - 'vssadmin delete shadows /for=C:'
             - 'reg SAVE HKLM\SYSTEM '
             - esentutl.exe /y /vss *\ntds.dit*
+            - esentutl.exe /y /vss *\SAM
+            - esentutl.exe /y /vss *\SYSTEM
     condition: selection
 fields:
     - CommandLine