HackTool - Dumpert Process Dumper Execution

// Copyright 2025 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.

rule hacktool_dumpert_process_dumper_exec {
  meta:
    author = "Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)"
    description = "Detects the use of Dumpert process dumper, which dumps the lsass.exe process memory"
    reference = "https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_dumpert.yml"
    rule_name = "HackTool - Dumpert Process Dumper Execution"
    sigma_uuid = "2704ab9e-afe2-4854-a3b1-0c0706d03578"
    sigma_status = "test"
    rule_id = "mr_39c682b6-b50e-4d22-95de-c9d579c8fc44"
    tactic = "TA0006"
    technique = "T1003.001"
    type = "Detection"
    data_source = "Sysmon"
    platform = "Windows"
    severity = "Critical"
    priority = "Critical"
    false_positives = "Very unlikely"

  events:
    $process.metadata.event_type = "PROCESS_LAUNCH"
    (
        $process.target.process.file.file_metadata.pe.import_hash = "09D278F9DE118EF09163C6140255C690" nocase or
        $process.target.process.file.pe_file.imphash = "09D278F9DE118EF09163C6140255C690" nocase or
        strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "dumpert.dll")
    )
    $process.principal.hostname = $hostname

  match:
    $hostname over 5m

  outcome:
    //example usage of specifying test user and hostname to adjust risk score
    $risk_score = max(if($process.principal.user.userid = "user" and $process.principal.hostname = "hostname", 0, 15))
    $principal_process_pid = array_distinct($process.principal.process.pid)
    $principal_process_command_line = array_distinct($process.principal.process.command_line)
    $principal_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.sha256)
    $principal_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.full_path)
    $principal_process_product_specfic_process_id = array_distinct($process.principal.process.product_specific_process_id)
    $principal_process_parent_process_product_specfic_process_id = array_distinct($process.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
    $target_process_pid = array_distinct($process.target.process.pid)
    $target_process_command_line = array_distinct($process.target.process.command_line)
    $target_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($process.target.process.file.sha256)
    $target_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($process.target.process.file.full_path)
    $target_process_product_specfic_process_id = array_distinct($process.target.process.product_specific_process_id)
    $principal_user_userid = array_distinct($process.principal.user.userid)
    $log_type = array_distinct(strings.concat($process.metadata.log_type,"/",$process.metadata.product_event_type))

  condition:
    $process
}