Sigma rule: Kernel Memory Dump Via LiveKD

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-95a36da16789, updated 2024-03-13T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Kernel Memory Dump Via LiveKD
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-05-16
Modified
2024-03-13
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sysinternals_livekd_kernel_memory_dump.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects execution of LiveKD with the "-m" flag to potentially dump the kernel memory

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith:
          - '\livekd.exe'
          - '\livekd64.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'livekd.exe'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains|windash: ' -m'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely in production environment

Tags

  • attack.stealth

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_sysinternals_livekd_kernel_memory_dump.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Kernel Memory Dump Via LiveKD" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sysinternals_livekd_kernel_memory_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: Kernel Memory Dump Via LiveKD",
entity page, dataset version ref-95a36da16789, updated 2024-03-13T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/c7746f1c-47d3-43d6-8c45-cd1e54b6b0a2 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule c7746f1c-47d3-43d6-8c45-cd1e54b6b0a2, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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