SDelete
MITRE ATT&CK: S0195 View on attack.mitre.org
Aliases: SDelete
- Malware type
- wiper
- Operating systems
- windows
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:33:01
Context
SDelete is an application that securely deletes data in a way that makes it unrecoverable. It is part of the Microsoft Sysinternals suite of tools.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
- 32 Sigma rules
Malware & tools used
- File Deletion (attack-pattern)
- Data Destruction (attack-pattern)
Used by threat actors
- Sandworm Team (threat-actor)
- Silence (threat-actor)
- FIN5 (threat-actor)
- APT29 (threat-actor)
- Cobalt Group (threat-actor)
Detection rules
- SEKOIA_Apt_Suspected_Sandworm_Sdelete_Wiper (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- MITRE ATT&CK — S0195 (report)
- Microsoft — Sdelete (report)