Sigma rule: Suspicious RASdial Activity

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-7dd0a2445f22, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Suspicious RASdial Activity
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
juju4
Date
2019-01-16
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_rasdial_execution.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects suspicious process related to rasdial.exe

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: 'rasdial.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • False positives depend on scripts and administrative tools used in the monitored environment

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1059

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_rasdial_execution.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Suspicious RASdial Activity" by juju4 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_rasdial_execution.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Suspicious RASdial Activity",
entity page, dataset version ref-7dd0a2445f22, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/6bba49bf-7f8c-47d6-a1bb-6b4dece4640e (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 6bba49bf-7f8c-47d6-a1bb-6b4dece4640e, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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