Sigma rule: Kaspersky Endpoint Security Stopped Via CommandLine - Linux

Rule

Title

Kaspersky Endpoint Security Stopped Via CommandLine - Linux

Status

experimental

Level

high

Author

Milad Cheraghi

Date

2025-10-18

File

rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_av_kaspersky_av_disabled.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

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.

Log source

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

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• System administrator manually stopping Kaspersky services

Tags

• attack.execution
• attack.defense-impairment
• attack.t1685

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• T1685

References

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

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_av_kaspersky_av_disabled.yml