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Process Suspended via TTD Monitor Driver

Source
github.com/elastic/protections-artifacts

Identifies unsigned code calling an IOCTL in the TTD Monitor kernel driver to suspend a specific process by PID. Adversaries may abuse this driver to tamper with endpoint security solutions.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Privilege Escalation
Defense Impairment

Rule body

[rule]
description = """
Identifies unsigned code calling an IOCTL in the TTD Monitor kernel driver to suspend a specific process by PID.
Adversaries may abuse this driver to tamper with endpoint security solutions.
"""
id = "4953d091-dd91-4380-9531-e373a5bfffaf"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Process Suspended via TTD Monitor Driver"
os_list = ["windows"]
reference = [
    "https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/fin7-reboot-cybercrime-gang-enhances-ops-with-new-edr-bypasses-and-automated-attacks/",
]
version = "1.0.3"

query = '''
api where
  process.Ext.api.name == "DeviceIoControl" and
  process.Ext.api.parameters.device : "\\Device\\com_microsoft_idna_ProcLaunchMon" and
  /* IOCTL 0x228034 to suspend a PID */
  process.Ext.api.parameters.io_control_code == 2261044 and
  not _arraysearch(process.thread.Ext.call_stack_final_user_module.code_signature, $caller, $caller.trusted == true)
'''

min_endpoint_version = "8.14.0"
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0

[[optional_actions]]
action = "rollback"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0

[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1068"
name = "Exploitation for Privilege Escalation"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1068/"


[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0004"
name = "Privilege Escalation"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/"
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1562"
name = "Impair Defenses"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562/"


[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"

[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "8.14.0"

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: api

api where
  process.Ext.api.name == "DeviceIoControl" and
  process.Ext.api.parameters.device : "\\Device\\com_microsoft_idna_ProcLaunchMon" and
  process.Ext.api.parameters.io_control_code == 2261044 and
  not _arraysearch(process.thread.Ext.call_stack_final_user_module.code_signature, $caller, $caller.trusted == true)

Exclusions

The rule actively suppresses these predicates.

FieldKindExcluded valuesSearch
process.thread.Ext.call_stack_final_user_module.code_signaturearray_any(no value, null check)excludes:process.thread.Ext.call_stack_final_user_module.code_signature

Indicators

These rows show field, operator, and value matches.