Query: write Sigma for Detects the usage of the 'SeLoadDriverPrivilege' privilege. This privilege is required to load or unload a device driver
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the usage of the 'SeLoadDriverPrivilege' privilege. This privilege is required to load or unload a device driver. Logsource: windows / security. Rule: title: Potential Privileged System Service Operation - SeLoadDriverPrivilege id: f63508a0-c809-4435-b3be-ed819394d612 status: test description: 'Detects the usage of the ''SeLoadDriverPrivilege'' privilege. This privilege is required to load or unload a device driver. With this privilege, the user can dynamically load and unload device drivers or other code in to kernel mode. This user right does not apply to Plug and Play device drivers. If you exclude privileged users/admins and processes, which are allowed to do so, you are maybe left with bad programs trying to load malicious kernel drivers. This will detect Ghost-In-The-Logs (https://github.com/bats3c/Ghost-In-The-Logs) and the usage of Sysinternals and various other tools. So you have to work with a whitelist to find the bad stuff. ' references: - https://web.archive.org/web/20230331181619/https://blog.dylan.codes/evading-sysmon-and-windows-event-logging/ - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/security/threat-protection/auditing/event-4673 author: xknow (@xknow_infosec), xorxes (@xor_xes) date: 2019-04-08 modified: 2026-06-29 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685 logsource: product: windows service: security detection: selection_1: EventID: 4673 PrivilegeList: SeLoadDriverPrivilege Service: '-' filter_main_exact: ProcessName: - C:\Windows\explorer.exe - C:\Windows\HelpPane.exe - C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe - C:\Windows\System32\Dism.exe - C:\Windows\System32\fltMC.exe - C:\Windows\System32\mmc.exe - C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe - C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe - C:\Windows\System32\ShellHost.exe - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe - C:\Windows\System32\SystemSettingsBroker.exe - C:\Windows\System32\wimserv.exe filter_optional_others: ProcessName|endswith: - \AppData\Local\Microsoft\Teams\current\Teams.exe - \Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe - \procexp.exe - \procexp64.exe - \procexp64a.exe - \procmon.exe - \procmon64.exe - \procmon64a.exe filter_main_startswith: ProcessName|startswith: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft filter_optional_dropbox: ProcessName|startswith: - C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\ - C:\Program Files\Dropbox\ ProcessName|endswith: \Dropbox.exe condition: selection_1 and not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_* falsepositives: - Other legimate tools loading drivers. Including but not limited to, Sysinternals, CPU-Z, AVs etc. A baseline needs to be created according to the used
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects a suspicious download using the BITS client from a FQDN that is unusual. Adversaries may abuse BITS jobs to pers. Logsource: windows / bits-client. Rule: title: BITS Transfer Job With Uncommon Or Suspicious Remote TLD id: 6d44fb93-e7d2-475c-9d3d-54c9c1e33427 status: test description: Detects a suspicious download using the BITS client from a FQDN that is unusual. Adversaries may abuse BITS jobs to persistently execute or clean up after malicious payloads. references: - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1197/T1197.md - https://twitter.com/malmoeb/status/1535142803075960832 author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-06-10 modified: 2025-02-28 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.execution - attack.stealth - attack.t1197 logsource: product: windows service: bits-client detection: selection: EventID: 16403 filter_main_generic: RemoteName|contains: - .azureedge.net/ - .com/ - .sfx.ms/ - download.mozilla.org/ - cdn.onenote.net/ - cdn.office.net/ - tscdn.m365.static.microsoft/ condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - This rule doesn't exclude other known TLDs such as ".org" or ".net". It's recommended to apply additional filters for software and scripts that leverage the BITS service level: medium