Sigma rule: Procdump Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-35c5892a3b5e, updated 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Procdump Execution
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2021-08-16
Modified
2026-06-29
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sysinternals_procdump.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects usage of the SysInternals Procdump utility

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith:
        - '\procdump.exe'
        - '\procdump64.exe'
        - '\procdump64a.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate use of procdump by a developer or administrator

Tags

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

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

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_sysinternals_procdump.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Procdump Execution" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sysinternals_procdump.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: Procdump Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-35c5892a3b5e, updated 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/2e65275c-8288-4ab4-aeb7-6274f58b6b20 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 2e65275c-8288-4ab4-aeb7-6274f58b6b20, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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