DC0033 Process Termination
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | DC0033 |
| Version | 2.0 |
| Created | 20 October 2021 |
| Last Modified | 12 November 2025 |
Log Sources
| Name | Channel |
|---|---|
| auditd:SYSCALL | exit_group |
| auditd:SYSCALL | Process segfault or abnormal termination after invoking vulnerable syscall sequence |
| auditd:SYSCALL | kill syscalls targeting logging/security processes |
| docker:runtime | Termination of monitoring sidecar or security container |
| esxi:hostd | Log entries indicating VM powered off or forcibly terminated |
| linux:osquery | unexpected termination of syslog or rsyslog processes |
| linux:syslog | Unexpected termination of daemons or critical services not aligned with admin change tickets |
| macos:osquery | process_termination: Unexpected termination of processes tied to vulnerable or high-value services |
| macos:unifiedlog | Terminal process killed (killall Terminal) immediately after sudoers modification |
| macos:unifiedlog | process.exit.code |
| macos:unifiedlog | Termination of syspolicyd or XProtect processes |
| Process | None |
| WinEventLog:Sysmon | EventCode=5 |
Detection Strategy
| ID | Name | Technique Detected |
|---|---|---|
| DET0021 | Behavioral Detection for Service Stop across Platforms | T1489 |
| DET0052 | Behavioral Detection Strategy for Abuse of Sudo and Sudo Caching | T1548.003 |
| DET0784 | Detection of Block Command Message | T0803 |
| DET0789 | Detection of Block Reporting Message | T0804 |
| DET0797 | Detection of Block Serial COM | T0805 |
| DET0146 | Detection of Data Destruction Across Platforms via Mass Overwrite and Deletion Patterns | T1485 |
| DET0687 | Detection of Impair Defenses | T1629 |
| DET0497 | Detection of Impair Defenses through Disabled or Modified Tools across OS Platforms. | T1562.001 |
| DET0132 | Detection of Mutex-Based Execution Guardrails Across Platforms | T1480.002 |
| DET0765 | Detection of Service Stop | T0881 |
| DET0304 | Detection Strategy for Endpoint DoS via Application or System Exploitation | T1499.004 |
| DET0015 | Detection Strategy for Exclusive Control | T1668 |
| DET0317 | Detection Strategy for Impair Defenses Across Platforms | T1562 |
| DET0239 | Detection Strategy for Impair Defenses Indicator Blocking | T1562.006 |