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Add new rule to detect ransomware disabling backup/recovery services
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rule:
meta:
name: disable backup or recovery services
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namespace: impact/inhibit-system-recovery
authors:
- srivastava.ameya@gmail.com
description: the sample attempts to disable and stop backup and recovery services
scopes:
static: file
dynamic: unsupported
att&ck:
- Impact::Inhibit System Recovery [T1490]
- Impact::Service Stop [T1489]
references:
- https://media.kasperskycontenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2024/09/16054035/Common-TTPs-of-the-modern-ransomware_low-res.pdf
examples:
- B87E9DD18A5533A09D3E48A7A1EFBCF6
features:
- and:
- or:
- match: stop service
- string: /net\s+stop/i
- string: /sc(\.exe)?\s+stop/i
- string: /sc(\.exe)?\s+config.*start=\s*disabled/i
- string: /stop\s+.*\/y/i
- or:
- string: /veeam/i
- string: /backup/i
- string: /vss/i
- string: /oracle/i
- string: /sqlwriter/i
- string: /sqlsafe/i
- string: /sqltelemetry/i
- string: /acronis/i