Sigma rule: HackTool - XORDump Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-38c7b52a62da, updated 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - XORDump Execution
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-01-28
Modified
2023-02-08
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_xordump.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects suspicious use of XORDump process memory dumping utility

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - Image|endswith: '\xordump.exe'
    - CommandLine|contains:
          - ' -process lsass.exe '
          - ' -m comsvcs '
          - ' -m dbghelp '
          - ' -m dbgcore '
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Another tool that uses the command line switches of XORdump

Tags

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

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_xordump.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - XORDump Execution" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_xordump.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: HackTool - XORDump Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-38c7b52a62da, updated 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/66e563f9-1cbd-4a22-a957-d8b7c0f44372 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 66e563f9-1cbd-4a22-a957-d8b7c0f44372, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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