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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

T1562.001

executiondefense-evasion

Detection Query

selection:
  Image|endswith:
    - /systemctl
    - /bash
    - /sh
  CommandLine|contains|all:
    - stop
    - kesl
condition: selection

Author

Milad Cheraghi

Created

2025-10-18

Data Sources

linuxProcess Creation Events

Platforms

linux

References

https://support.kaspersky.com/KES4Linux/12.0.0/en-US/197929.htm

Tags

attack.executionattack.defense-evasionattack.t1562.001

Raw Content

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-evasion
    - attack.t1562.001
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