Detectionmediumtest

Procdump Execution

Detects usage of the SysInternals Procdump utility

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Mon Aug 16Updated Tue Feb 282e65275c-8288-4ab4-aeb7-6274f58b6b20windows

Log Source

WindowsProcess Creation

ProductWindows← raw: windows

CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation

Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.

Detection Logic

detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith:
            - '\procdump.exe'
            - '\procdump64.exe'
    condition: selection

False Positives

Legitimate use of procdump by a developer or administrator

References

MITRE ATT&CK

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Rule Metadata

Rule ID

2e65275c-8288-4ab4-aeb7-6274f58b6b20

Status

test

Level

medium

Type

Detection

Created

Mon Aug 16

Modified

Tue Feb 28

Author

Path

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sysinternals_procdump.yml

Raw Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.t1036attack.t1003.001attack.credential-access