Procdump Execution — Sigma Rule

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems). Source status: test; severity: medium. Source dates: 2021-08-16 / 2023-02-28.

{
  "category": "process_creation",
  "product": "windows"
}

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Source SHA-256: f9d6adbbd0a436cb4e7d9e9ca30bb34e9be40282f029b1ed20539ede53f3c762

Detection logic

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title: Procdump Execution
id: 2e65275c-8288-4ab4-aeb7-6274f58b6b20
status: test
description: Detects usage of the SysInternals Procdump utility
references:
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procdump
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2021-08-16
modified: 2023-02-28
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1036
    - attack.t1003.001
    - attack.credential-access
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith:
            - '\procdump.exe'
            - '\procdump64.exe'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate use of procdump by a developer or administrator
level: medium

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False positives

• Legitimate use of procdump by a developer or administrator

Source references

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procdump