Sigma rule: Suspicious Kernel Dump Using Dtrace

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-d0f0b6d0221e, updated 2021-12-28T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title: Suspicious Kernel Dump Using Dtrace
Status: test
Level: high
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date: 2021-12-28
File: rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_dtrace_kernel_dump.yml
Commit: ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

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

Log source

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*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

Unknown

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

T1082

References

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

Sources and licences

SigmaHQ
"Suspicious Kernel Dump Using Dtrace" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_dtrace_kernel_dump.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Suspicious Kernel Dump Using Dtrace",
entity page, dataset version ref-d0f0b6d0221e, updated 2021-12-28T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/7124aebe-4cd7-4ccb-8df0-6d6b93c96795 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 7124aebe-4cd7-4ccb-8df0-6d6b93c96795, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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