Suspicious PUA - Radmin Viewer Utility Execution (via process_creation)
This rule detects the execution of Radmin that can be misused by an adversary to remotely control Windows machines
SigmamediumWindowsv1
sigma
suspicious-pua-radmin-viewer-utility-execution-via-process-creation
title: Suspicious PUA - Radmin Viewer Utility Execution (via process_creation)
id: 3376b281-e5f5-5e81-99d4-b9b2867c16cd
status: stable
description: This rule detects the execution of Radmin that can be misused by an adversary to remotely control Windows machines
references:
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1072/
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1072/T1072.md
- https://www.radmin.fr/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-01-30
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.lateral-movement
- attack.t1072
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Description: 'Radmin Viewer'
- Product: 'Radmin Viewer'
- OriginalFileName: 'Radmin.exe'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
Known false positives
- Unknown
Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.