Sigma rule: Dumping Process via Sqldumper.exe
A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-d9f6c2a063da, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.
Rule
- Title
- Dumping Process via Sqldumper.exe
- Status
- test
- Level
- medium
- Author
- Kirill Kiryanov, oscd.community
- Date
- 2020-10-08
- Modified
- 2021-11-27
- File
- rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_susp_sqldumper_activity.yml
- Commit
- ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84
Detects process dump via legitimate sqldumper.exe binary
Log source
- product
- windows
- category
- process_creation
Detection
selection:
Image|endswith: '\sqldumper.exe'
CommandLine|contains:
- '0x0110'
- '0x01100:40'
condition: selectionFalse positives (as the rule lists them)
- Legitimate MSSQL Server actions
Tags
- attack.credential-access
- attack.t1003.001
MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names
References
- https://twitter.com/countuponsec/status/910977826853068800
- https://twitter.com/countuponsec/status/910969424215232518
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/Sqldumper/
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_lolbin_susp_sqldumper_activity.yml
Sources and licences
SigmaHQ
"Dumping Process via Sqldumper.exe" by Kirill Kiryanov, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_susp_sqldumper_activity.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
Cite this page
Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Dumping Process via Sqldumper.exe",
entity page, dataset version ref-d9f6c2a063da, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/23ceaf5c-b6f1-4a32-8559-f2ff734be516 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 23ceaf5c-b6f1-4a32-8559-f2ff734be516, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
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