Kernel modules loaded via compiled loader and .ko file

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Kernel modules loaded via compiled loader and .ko file

Instead of using insmod/depmod, an attacker can build a loader and load a kernel module; attackers may use kernel modules as rootkits.

Module:: Platform Analytics
Agent event type:: Process execution
Category:: Persistence
Status:: Enabled

ATT&CK tactics: Persistence (TA0003)

ATT&CK techniques: Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Kernel Modules and Extensions (T1547.006)

Indicator:

Process action type = execution AND target process cmd = *.ko * , *.ko

Preventable: yes