Kernel Memory Dump Via LiveKD

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects execution of LiveKD with the "-m" flag to potentially dump the kernel memory

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (PROCESSNAME endswith "\livekd.exe,\livekd64.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "livekd.exe") AND COMMANDLINE contains " -m, /m, –m, —m, ―m" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)