Sigma rule: HackTool - Dumpert Process Dumper Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-b80a9b2be4ca, updated 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title: HackTool - Dumpert Process Dumper Execution
Status: test
Level: critical
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date: 2020-02-04
Modified: 2026-09-16
File: rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_dumpert.yml
Commit: ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the use of Dumpert process dumper, which dumps the lsass.exe process memory

Log source

product: windows
category: process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - Hashes|contains: 'IMPHASH=09D278F9DE118EF09163C6140255C690'
    - CommandLine|contains:
          - 'Dumpert.dll'
          - 'Dumpert.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

Very unlikely

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

T1003.001

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_hktl_dumpert.yml

Sources and licences

SigmaHQ
"HackTool - Dumpert Process Dumper Execution" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_dumpert.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: HackTool - Dumpert Process Dumper Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-b80a9b2be4ca, updated 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/2704ab9e-afe2-4854-a3b1-0c0706d03578 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 2704ab9e-afe2-4854-a3b1-0c0706d03578, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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