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Elastic Endpoint Security Kernel Extension Unload
Identifies attempts to unload the Elastic Endpoint Security kernel extension via the kextunload command.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | |
| Defense Impairment |
Rule body
[rule]
description = "Identifies attempts to unload the Elastic Endpoint Security kernel extension via the kextunload command."
id = "a412fd9b-2a06-49ff-a073-8eb313c2d930"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Elastic Endpoint Security Kernel Extension Unload"
os_list = ["macos"]
version = "1.0.30"
query = '''
process where event.type == "start" and
process.name == "kextunload" and process.args like~ ("*.EndpointSecurity", "EndpointSecurity.kext")
'''
min_endpoint_version = "8.10.2"
optional_actions = []
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.parent.entity_id"
state = 0
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1547"
name = "Boot or Logon Autostart Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1547/"
[[threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1547.006"
name = "Kernel Modules and Extensions"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1547/006/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0003"
name = "Persistence"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/"
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1562"
name = "Impair Defenses"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562/"
[[threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1562.001"
name = "Disable or Modify Tools"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562/001/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"
[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "8.10.2"
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: process
process where event.type == "start" and
process.name == "kextunload" and process.args like~ ("*.EndpointSecurity", "EndpointSecurity.kext")
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
event.type | eq |
| field:"event.type" kind:eq value:"start" |
process.args | wildcard |
| field:"process.args" kind:wildcard |
process.name | eq |
| field:"process_name" kind:eq value:"kextunload" |