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Suspicious Kernel Dump Using Dtrace

Detects suspicious way to dump the kernel on Windows systems using dtrace.exe, which is available on Windows systems since Windows 10 19H1

MITRE ATT&CK

T1082

discovery

Detection Query

selection_plain:
  Image|endswith: \dtrace.exe
  CommandLine|contains: lkd(0)
selection_obfuscated:
  CommandLine|contains|all:
    - syscall:::return
    - lkd(
condition: 1 of selection*

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)

Created

2021-12-28

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.discoveryattack.t1082

Raw Content

title: Suspicious Kernel Dump Using Dtrace
id: 7124aebe-4cd7-4ccb-8df0-6d6b93c96795
status: test
description: Detects suspicious way to dump the kernel on Windows systems using dtrace.exe, which is available on Windows systems since Windows 10 19H1
references:
    - https://twitter.com/0gtweet/status/1474899714290208777?s=12
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/devtest/dtrace
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2021-12-28
tags:
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.t1082
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection_plain:
        Image|endswith: '\dtrace.exe'
        CommandLine|contains: 'lkd(0)'
    selection_obfuscated:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'syscall:::return'
            - 'lkd('
    condition: 1 of selection*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_dtrace_kernel_dump/info.yml