7Zip Compressing Dump Files — Sigma Rule

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Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems). Source status: test; severity: medium. Source dates: 2022-09-27 / 2026-06-05.

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

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Source SHA-256: bc099a1a8b01dfd98ed647c388ca43ce7913f5e837db41611379e705d9359cc6

Detection logic

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title: 7Zip Compressing Dump Files
id: ec570e53-4c76-45a9-804d-dc3f355ff7a7
related:
    - id: 1ac14d38-3dfc-4635-92c7-e3fd1c5f5bfc
      type: derived
status: test
description: Detects execution of 7z in order to compress a file with a ".dmp"/".dump" extension, which could be a step in a process of dump file exfiltration.
references:
    - https://thedfirreport.com/2022/09/26/bumblebee-round-two/
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-09-27
modified: 2026-06-05
tags:
    - attack.collection
    - attack.t1560.001
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Description|contains: '7-Zip'
        - Image|endswith:
              - '\7z.exe'
              - '\7zr.exe'
              - '\7za.exe'
        - OriginalFileName:
              - '7z.exe'
              - '7za.exe'
              - '7zr.exe'
    selection_extension:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - '.dmp'
            - '.dump'
            - '.hdmp'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate use of 7z with a command line in which ".dmp" or ".dump" appears accidentally
    - Legitimate use of 7z to compress WER ".dmp" files for troubleshooting
level: medium

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False positives

• Legitimate use of 7z with a command line in which ".dmp" or ".dump" appears accidentally
• Legitimate use of 7z to compress WER ".dmp" files for troubleshooting

Source references

• https://thedfirreport.com/2022/09/26/bumblebee-round-two/