Sigma rule: Process Memory Dump Via Dotnet-Dump
A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-3db52c5b1d0b, updated 2023-03-14T00:00:00.000Z.
Rule
- Title
- Process Memory Dump Via Dotnet-Dump
- Status
- test
- Level
- medium
- Author
- Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
- Date
- 2023-03-14
- File
- rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_dotnetdump_memory_dump.yml
- Commit
- ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84
Detects the execution of "dotnet-dump" with the "collect" flag. The execution could indicate potential process dumping of critical processes such as LSASS.
Log source
- product
- windows
- category
- process_creation
Detection
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\dotnet-dump.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'dotnet-dump.dll'
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains: 'collect'
condition: all of selection_*False positives (as the rule lists them)
- Process dumping is the expected behavior of the tool. So false positives are expected in legitimate usage. The PID/Process Name of the process being dumped needs to be investigated
Tags
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1218
MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names
References
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/diagnostics/dotnet-dump#dotnet-dump-collect
- https://twitter.com/bohops/status/1635288066909966338
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_dotnetdump_memory_dump.yml
Sources and licences
SigmaHQ
"Process Memory Dump Via Dotnet-Dump" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_dotnetdump_memory_dump.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
Cite this page
Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Process Memory Dump Via Dotnet-Dump",
entity page, dataset version ref-3db52c5b1d0b, updated 2023-03-14T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/53d8d3e1-ca33-4012-adf3-e05a4d652e34 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 53d8d3e1-ca33-4012-adf3-e05a4d652e34, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
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