LiveKD Kernel Memory Dump File Created

Detects the creation of a file that has the same name as the default LiveKD kernel memory dump.

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 1title: LiveKD Kernel Memory Dump File Created
 2id: 814ddeca-3d31-4265-8e07-8cc54fb44903
 3status: test
 4description: Detects the creation of a file that has the same name as the default LiveKD kernel memory dump.
 5references:
 6    - Internal Research
 7author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
 8date: 2023-05-16
 9tags:
10    - attack.defense-evasion
11    - attack.privilege-escalation
12logsource:
13    product: windows
14    category: file_event
15detection:
16    selection:
17        TargetFilename: 'C:\Windows\livekd.dmp'
18    condition: selection
19falsepositives:
20    - 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.
21level: high

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