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Active Rule
Windows Kernel Debugger Execution
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
Format Mode
Default
Plain SPL queries
Conversion Output
Windows Kernel Debugger Execution
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Windows Kernel Debugger Execution
id: 27ee9438-90dc-4bef-904b-d3ef927f5e7e
status: test
description: Detects execution of the Windows Kernel Debugger "kd.exe".
references:
- Internal Research
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-05-15
modified: 2024-04-24
tags:
- attack.defense-evasion
- attack.privilege-escalation
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\kd.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'kd.exe'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Rare occasions of legitimate cases where kernel debugging is necessary in production. Investigation is required
level: medium
CLI command
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_kd_execution.yml