Process Memory Dump via RdrLeakDiag.exe

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

rule process_memory_dump_via_rdrleakdiag {

  meta:
    author = "Cedric MAURUGEON, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)"
    description = "Detects the use of the Microsoft Windows Resource Leak Diagnostic tool rdrleakdiag.exe to dump process memory"
    reference = "https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_rdrleakdiag_process_dumping.yml"
    license = "https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md"
    rule_name = "Process Memory Dump via RdrLeakDiag.exe"
    sigma_uuid = "edadb1e5-5919-4e4c-8462-a9e643b02c4b"
    sigma_status = "test"
    rule_id = "mr_89eca7b6-5b7e-4bd1-978e-156bd00f5324"
    tactic = "TA0006"
    technique = "T1003.001"
    type = "Detection"
    data_source = "Windows Event Logs"
    platform = "Windows"
    severity = "High"
    priority = "High"
    false_positives = "Unlikely"

  events:
    $process.metadata.event_type = "PROCESS_LAUNCH"
    (
        re.regex($process.target.process.file.full_path, `rdrleakdiag\.exe$`) nocase or
        $process.src.process.file.full_path = "RdrLeakDiag.exe" nocase
    )
    re.regex($process.target.process.command_line, `(/|full)memdmp`) nocase
    re.regex($process.target.process.command_line, `/(o|p)`) nocase

    $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
}