Sigma rule: Renamed ProcDump Execution

Rule

Title

Renamed ProcDump Execution

Status

test

Level

high

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Date

2019-11-18

Modified

2026-06-29

File

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_renamed_sysinternals_procdump.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of a renamed ProcDump executable.
This often done by attackers or malware in order to evade defensive mechanisms.

Log source

product

windows

category

process_creation

Detection

selection_ofn:
    OriginalFileName: 'procdump'
selection_cli_dump_flag:
    CommandLine|contains|windash:
        - ' -ma ' # Full Dump
        - ' -mp ' # Mini Plus
selection_cli_eula_flag:
    # Note: Even though the "accepteula" flag isn't required. We add it to avoid collision with similar utilities.
    CommandLine|contains|windash: ' /accepteula'
filter_main_known_names:
    Image|endswith:
        - '\procdump.exe'
        - '\procdump64.exe'
        - '\procdump64a.exe'
condition: (selection_ofn or all of selection_cli_*) and not 1 of filter_main_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Procdump illegally bundled with legitimate software.
• Administrators who rename binaries (should be investigated).

Tags

• attack.stealth
• attack.t1036.003

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• T1036.003

Related rules

• 03795938-1387-481b-9f4c-3f6241e604fe (obsolete)

References

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procdump

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_renamed_sysinternals_procdump.yml