Detection rules › Sigma
New Kernel Driver Via SC.EXE
Detects creation of a new service (kernel driver) with the type "kernel"
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | T1543.003 Create or Modify System Process: Windows Service |
| Privilege Escalation | T1543.003 Create or Modify System Process: Windows Service |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | 1 | Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | 4688 | A new process has been created. |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: selection
or:
CommandLine|contains: config
CommandLine|contains: create
CommandLine|contains: binPath
CommandLine|contains: kernel
CommandLine|contains: type
Image|endswith: '\sc.exe'
Stage 2: not 1 of filter_optional_avira_driver
or:
CommandLine|contains: 'DisplayName= netprotection_network_filter'
CommandLine|contains: 'binPath= System32\drivers\netprotection_network_filter'
CommandLine|contains: 'create netprotection_network_filter'
CommandLine|contains: 'group= PNP_TDI tag= yes'
CommandLine|contains: 'type= kernel start= '
CommandLine|contains: 'create avelam binpath=C:\Windows\system32\drivers\avelam.sys'
CommandLine|contains: 'type=kernel start=boot error=critical group=Early-Launch'
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 |
|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
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Image | ends_with |
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