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Kaspersky Endpoint Security Stopped Via CommandLine - Linux
Detects execution of the Kaspersky init.d stop script on Linux systems either directly or via systemctl. This activity may indicate a manual interruption of the antivirus service by an administrator, or it could be a sign of potential tampering or evasion attempts by malicious actors.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Defense Impairment | T1685 Disable or Modify Tools |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event |
|---|---|
| Sysmon-for-Linux | Event ID 1 |
Rule body yaml
title: Kaspersky Endpoint Security Stopped Via CommandLine - Linux
id: 36388120-b3f1-4ce9-b50b-280d9a7f4c04
status: experimental
description: |
Detects execution of the Kaspersky init.d stop script on Linux systems either directly or via systemctl.
This activity may indicate a manual interruption of the antivirus service by an administrator, or it could be a sign of potential tampering or evasion attempts by malicious actors.
references:
- https://support.kaspersky.com/KES4Linux/12.0.0/en-US/197929.htm
author: Milad Cheraghi
date: 2025-10-18
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.defense-impairment
- attack.t1685
logsource:
product: linux
category: process_creation
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith:
# Note: Add the list of shells allowed in your environment that can be used to run init.d scripts.
- '/systemctl'
- '/bash'
- '/sh'
CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'stop'
- 'kesl'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- System administrator manually stopping Kaspersky services
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
Image|endswith:
- '/systemctl'
- '/bash'
- '/sh'
CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'stop'
- 'kesl'
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
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Image | ends_with |
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