LSASS Dump Keyword In CommandLine

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

rule lsass_dump_keyword_command_line {

  meta:
    author = "E.M. Anhaus, Tony Lambert, oscd.community, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)"
    description = "Detects the presence of the keywords lsass and .dmp in the commandline, which could indicate a potential attempt to dump or create a dump of the lsass process"
    reference = "https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_susp_lsass_dmp_cli_keywords.yml"
    license = "https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md"
    rule_name = "LSASS Dump Keyword In CommandLine"
    sigma_uuid = "ffa6861c-4461-4f59-8a41-578c39f3f23e"
    sigma_status = "test"
    rule_id = "mr_b7e51852-e836-4020-9ea4-7d9f9ace350f"
    tactic = "TA0006"
    technique = "T1003.001"
    type = "Detection"
    data_source = "Windows Event, Sysmon"
    platform = "Windows"
    severity = "High"
    priority = "High"
    false_positives = "Unlikely"

  events:
    $process.metadata.event_type = "PROCESS_LAUNCH"
    (
        (
            strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "lsass.dmp") or
            strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "lsass.zip") or
            strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "lsass.rar") or
            strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "andrew.dmp") or
            strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "coredump.dmp") or
            strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "notlsass.zip") or
            strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "lsass_2") or
            strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "lsassdump") or
            strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "lsassdmp")
        )
        or
        (
            strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "lsass") and
            strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), ".dmp")
        )
        or
        (
            strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "sqldmpr") and
            strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), ".mdmp")
        )
        or
        (
            strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "nanodump") and
            strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), ".dmp")
        )
    )
    $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
}