Detection rules › Sigma
LiveKD Kernel Memory Dump File Created
Detects the creation of a file that has the same name as the default LiveKD kernel memory dump.
Known false positives
- In rare occasions administrators might leverage LiveKD to perform live kernel debugging. This should not be allowed on production systems. Investigate and apply additional filters where necessary.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Privilege Escalation | No specific technique |
| Stealth | No specific technique |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 11: FileCreate |
Rule body
title: LiveKD Kernel Memory Dump File Created
id: 814ddeca-3d31-4265-8e07-8cc54fb44903
status: test
description: Detects the creation of a file that has the same name as the default LiveKD kernel memory dump.
references:
- Internal Research
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-05-16
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.stealth
logsource:
product: windows
category: file_event
detection:
selection:
TargetFilename: 'C:\Windows\livekd.dmp'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- In rare occasions administrators might leverage LiveKD to perform live kernel debugging. This should not be allowed on production systems. Investigate and apply additional filters where necessary.
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
TargetFilename: 'C:\Windows\livekd.dmp'
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
TargetFilename | eq |
| field:"TargetFilename" kind:eq value:"C:\Windows\livekd.dmp" |