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Attempt to Unload Elastic Endpoint Security Kernel Extension
editAttempt to Unload Elastic Endpoint Security Kernel Extensionedit
Identifies attempts to unload the Elastic Endpoint Security kernel extension via the kextunload command.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- auditbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: high
Risk score: 73
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- macOS
- Threat Detection
- Defense Evasion
Version: 1
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.12.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule queryedit
event.category:process and event.type:(start or process_started) and
process.name:kextunload and
process.args:("/System/Library/Extensions/EndpointSecurity.kext" or
"EndpointSecurity.kext")
Threat mappingedit
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
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Technique:
- Name: Impair Defenses
- ID: T1562
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562/