Process Memory Dump Via Comsvcs.DLL

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

rule process_memory_dump_via_comsvcs_dll {

  meta:
    author = "Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Modexp, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)"
    description = "Detects a process memory dump via comsvcs.dll using rundll32, covering multiple different techniques"
    reference = "https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_rundll32_process_dump_via_comsvcs.yml"
    license = "https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md"
    rule_name = "Process Memory Dump Via Comsvcs.DLL"
    sigma_uuid = "646ea171-dded-4578-8a4d-65e9822892e3"
    sigma_status = "test"
    rule_id = "mr_ad21bd09-c624-48c8-a949-a82a40fbb88c"
    tactic = "TA0006"
    technique = "T1003.001"
    type = "Detection"
    data_source = "Sysmon"
    platform = "Windows"
    severity = "High"
    priority = "High"
    false_positives = "Unlikely"

  events:
    $process.metadata.event_type = "PROCESS_LAUNCH"
    (
        (
            (
                re.regex($process.target.process.file.full_path, `\\rundll32\.exe$`) nocase or
                $process.src.process.file.full_path = "RUNDLL32.EXE" nocase or
                strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "rundll32")
            )
            and
            (
                (
                    strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "comsvcs") and
                    strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "full")
                )
                or
                (
                    strings.contains($process.target.process.command_line, "#-") or
                    strings.contains($process.target.process.command_line, "#+") or
                    strings.contains($process.target.process.command_line, "#24") or
                    strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "minidump")
                )
            )
        )
        or
        (
                (
                    strings.contains($process.target.process.command_line, "24") and
                    strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "comsvcs") and
                    strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.target.process.command_line), "full")
                )
                and
                (
                    strings.contains($process.target.process.command_line, " #") or
                    strings.contains($process.target.process.command_line, ",#") or
                    strings.contains($process.target.process.command_line, ", #")
                )
        )
    )
    $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
}