Detection rules › Sigma
LiveKD Driver Creation
Detects the creation of the LiveKD driver, which is used for live kernel debugging
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | 11 | FileCreate |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: selection
or:
Image|endswith: '\livek64.exe'
Image|endswith: '\livekd.exe'
TargetFilename: 'C:\Windows\System32\drivers\LiveKdD.SYS'
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
Image | ends_with |
|
TargetFilename | eq |
|
Neighbors
Broader alternatives (more inclusive than this rule)
These rules match a superset of what this rule catches. They cover the same events plus more. Use them if you want wider coverage and can absorb more false positives.
- LiveKD Driver Creation By Uncommon Process (drops 1 filter this rule applies)