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Kernel Memory Dump Via LiveKD
Detects execution of LiveKD with the "-m" flag to potentially dump the kernel memory
Known false positives
- Unlikely in production environment
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Stealth | No specific technique |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1: Process creation |
Rule body
title: Kernel Memory Dump Via LiveKD
id: c7746f1c-47d3-43d6-8c45-cd1e54b6b0a2
status: test
description: Detects execution of LiveKD with the "-m" flag to potentially dump the kernel memory
references:
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/livekd
- https://4sysops.com/archives/creating-a-complete-memory-dump-without-a-blue-screen/
- https://kb.acronis.com/content/60892
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-05-16
modified: 2024-03-13
tags:
- attack.stealth
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
- Image|endswith:
- '\livekd.exe'
- '\livekd64.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'livekd.exe'
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains|windash: ' -m'
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Unlikely in production environment
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
all of selection_*Stage 1: selection_img
selection_img:
- Image|endswith:
- '\livekd.exe'
- '\livekd64.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'livekd.exe'
Stage 2: selection_cli
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains|windash: ' -m'
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
| field:"CommandLine" kind:match value:" -m" |
Image | ends_with |
| field:"Image" kind:ends_with |
OriginalFileName | eq |
| field:"OriginalFileName" kind:eq value:"livekd.exe" |