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Elastic Endpoint Security Kernel Extension Unload

Source
github.com/elastic/protections-artifacts

Identifies attempts to unload the Elastic Endpoint Security kernel extension via the kextunload command.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

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

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