Sigma rule: Credential Dumping Tools Service Execution - System

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-5e2a9ea28c27, updated 2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Credential Dumping Tools Service Execution - System
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Teymur Kheirkhabarov, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, oscd.community
Date
2017-03-05
Modified
2022-11-29
File
rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_mal_creddumper.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects well-known credential dumping tools execution via service execution events

Log source

product
windows
service
system

Detection

selection:
    Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
    EventID: 7045
    ImagePath|contains:
        - 'cachedump'
        - 'dumpsvc'
        - 'fgexec'
        - 'gsecdump'
        - 'mimidrv'
        - 'pwdump'
        - 'servpw'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate Administrator using credential dumping tool for password recovery

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1003.001
  • attack.t1003.002
  • attack.t1003.004
  • attack.t1003.005
  • attack.t1003.006
  • attack.t1569.002
  • attack.s0005

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/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_mal_creddumper.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Credential Dumping Tools Service Execution - System" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Teymur Kheirkhabarov, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_mal_creddumper.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: Credential Dumping Tools Service Execution - System",
entity page, dataset version ref-5e2a9ea28c27, updated 2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/4976aa50-8f41-45c6-8b15-ab3fc10e79ed (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 4976aa50-8f41-45c6-8b15-ab3fc10e79ed, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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