Sigma rule: Renamed CreateDump Utility Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-7bb2deea18d2, updated 2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Renamed CreateDump Utility Execution
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-09-20
Modified
2023-02-14
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_renamed_createdump.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects uses of a renamed legitimate createdump.exe LOLOBIN utility to dump process memory

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_pe:
    OriginalFileName: 'FX_VER_INTERNALNAME_STR'
selection_cli:
    - CommandLine|contains|all:
          - ' -u ' # Short version of '--full'
          - ' -f ' # Short version of '--name'
          - '.dmp'
    - CommandLine|contains|all:
          - ' --full ' # Short version of '--full'
          - ' --name ' # Short version of '--name'
          - '.dmp'
filter:
    Image|endswith: '\createdump.exe'
condition: 1 of selection_* and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Command lines that use the same flags

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1036
  • attack.t1003.001
  • attack.credential-access

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_renamed_createdump.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Renamed CreateDump Utility Execution" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_renamed_createdump.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Renamed CreateDump Utility Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-7bb2deea18d2, updated 2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/1a1ed54a-2ba4-4221-94d5-01dee560d71e (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 1a1ed54a-2ba4-4221-94d5-01dee560d71e, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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