Sigma rule: Process Memory Dump via RdrLeakDiag.EXE
A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-c0adebd6425b, updated 2024-08-15T00:00:00.000Z.
Rule
- Title
- Process Memory Dump via RdrLeakDiag.EXE
- Status
- test
- Level
- high
- Author
- Cedric MAURUGEON, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
- Date
- 2021-09-24
- Modified
- 2024-08-15
- File
- rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_rdrleakdiag_process_dumping.yml
- Commit
- ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84
Detects the use of the Microsoft Windows Resource Leak Diagnostic tool "rdrleakdiag.exe" to dump process memory
Log source
- product
- windows
- category
- process_creation
Detection
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\rdrleakdiag.exe'
- OriginalFileName: RdrLeakDiag.exe
selection_cli_dump:
CommandLine|contains|windash:
- '/memdmp'
- 'fullmemdmp'
selection_cli_output_process:
CommandLine|contains|windash:
- ' /o ' # Output
- ' /p ' # Process
condition: all of selection_*False positives (as the rule lists them)
- Unlikely
Tags
- attack.credential-access
- attack.t1003.001
MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names
Related rules
References
- https://www.pureid.io/dumping-abusing-windows-credentials-part-1/
- https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/overwatch-exposes-aquatic-panda-in-possession-of-log-4-shell-exploit-tools/
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Rdrleakdiag/
- https://twitter.com/0gtweet/status/1299071304805560321?s=21
- https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2024/06/05/operation-crimson-palace-a-technical-deep-dive
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Sources and licences
SigmaHQ
"Process Memory Dump via RdrLeakDiag.EXE" by Cedric MAURUGEON, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_rdrleakdiag_process_dumping.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
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Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Process Memory Dump via RdrLeakDiag.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-c0adebd6425b, updated 2024-08-15T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/edadb1e5-5919-4e4c-8462-a9e643b02c4b (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule edadb1e5-5919-4e4c-8462-a9e643b02c4b, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
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