Sigma rule: HackTool - CreateMiniDump Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-ef53880b06d6, updated 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - CreateMiniDump Execution
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2019-12-22
Modified
2024-11-23
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_createminidump.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the use of CreateMiniDump hack tool used to dump the LSASS process memory for credential extraction on the attacker's machine

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - Image|endswith: '\CreateMiniDump.exe'
    - Hashes|contains: 'IMPHASH=4a07f944a83e8a7c2525efa35dd30e2f'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

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

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_hktl_createminidump.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - CreateMiniDump Execution" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_createminidump.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 - CreateMiniDump Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-ef53880b06d6, updated 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/36d88494-1d43-4dc0-b3fa-35c8fea0ca9d (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 36d88494-1d43-4dc0-b3fa-35c8fea0ca9d, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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