Sigma rule: Kavremover Dropped Binary LOLBIN Usage

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-1f2825831af6, updated 2022-11-01T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Kavremover Dropped Binary LOLBIN Usage
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-11-01
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_kavremover_uncommon_execution.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of a signed binary dropped by Kaspersky Lab Products Remover (kavremover) which can be abused as a LOLBIN to execute arbitrary commands and binaries.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains: ' run run-cmd '
filter_main_legit_parents:
    ParentImage|endswith:
        - '\cleanapi.exe' # When launched from KES installer
        - '\kavremover.exe' # When launched from kavremover.exe
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1127

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

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_kavremover_uncommon_execution.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Kavremover Dropped Binary LOLBIN Usage" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_kavremover_uncommon_execution.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: Kavremover Dropped Binary LOLBIN Usage",
entity page, dataset version ref-1f2825831af6, updated 2022-11-01T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/d047726b-c71c-4048-a99b-2e2f50dc107d (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule d047726b-c71c-4048-a99b-2e2f50dc107d, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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