Kernel Memory Dump Via LiveKD
Detects execution of LiveKD with the "-m" flag to potentially dump the kernel memory
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unlikely in production environment
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| 4sysops.com/archives/creating-a-complete-memory-dump-without-a-blue-screen/ | Only this detection cites it |
| kb.acronis.com/content/60892 | Only this detection cites it |
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/livekd | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- c7746f1c-47d3-43d6-8c45-cd1e54b6b0a2
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1