Sigma rule: LSASS Memory Dump File Creation

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-cd295810450a, updated 2023-08-29T00:00:00.000Z.

SigmaHQ marks this rule as deprecated.

Rule

Title
LSASS Memory Dump File Creation
Status
deprecated
Level
high
Author
Teymur Kheirkhabarov, oscd.community
Date
2019/10/22
Modified
2023/08/29
File
deprecated/windows/file_event_win_lsass_memory_dump_file_creation.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

LSASS memory dump creation using operating systems utilities. Procdump will use process name in output file if no name is specified

Log source

product
windows
category
file_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetFilename|contains: 'lsass'
    TargetFilename|endswith: 'dmp'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Dumping lsass memory for forensic investigation purposes by legitimate incident responder or forensic invetigator
  • Dumps of another process that contains lsass in its process name (substring)

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/deprecated/windows/file_event_win_lsass_memory_dump_file_creation.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "LSASS Memory Dump File Creation" by Teymur Kheirkhabarov, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/deprecated/windows/file_event_win_lsass_memory_dump_file_creation.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: LSASS Memory Dump File Creation",
entity page, dataset version ref-cd295810450a, updated 2023-08-29T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/5e3d3601-0662-4af0-b1d2-36a05e90c40a (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 5e3d3601-0662-4af0-b1d2-36a05e90c40a, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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