Sigma rule: CreateDump Process Dump

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-33682088eec2, updated 2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
CreateDump Process Dump
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-01-04
Modified
2022-08-19
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_createdump_lolbin_execution.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects uses of the createdump.exe LOLOBIN utility to dump process memory

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\createdump.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'FX_VER_INTERNALNAME_STR'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - ' -u ' # Short version of '--full'
        - ' --full '
        - ' -f ' # Short version of '--name'
        - ' --name '
        - '.dmp '
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Command lines that use the same flags

Tags

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

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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_createdump_lolbin_execution.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "CreateDump Process Dump" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_createdump_lolbin_execution.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: CreateDump Process Dump",
entity page, dataset version ref-33682088eec2, updated 2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/515c8be5-e5df-4c5e-8f6d-a4a2f05e4b48 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 515c8be5-e5df-4c5e-8f6d-a4a2f05e4b48, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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