Sigma rule: SAM Dump to AppData

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-bb8b52545fa2, updated 2024-01-18T00:00:00.000Z.

SigmaHQ marks this rule as deprecated.

Rule

Title
SAM Dump to AppData
Status
deprecated
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2018/01/27
Modified
2024/01/18
File
deprecated/windows/win_system_susp_sam_dump.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects suspicious SAM dump activity as cause by QuarksPwDump and other password dumpers

Log source

product
windows
service
system
definition
The source of this type of event is Kernel-General

Detection

selection:
    Provider_Name: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-General
    EventID: 16
keywords:
    '|all':
        - '\AppData\Local\Temp\SAM-'
        - '.dmp'
condition: selection and keywords

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.credential_access
  • attack.t1003.002

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

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/win_system_susp_sam_dump.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "SAM Dump to AppData" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/deprecated/windows/win_system_susp_sam_dump.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: SAM Dump to AppData",
entity page, dataset version ref-bb8b52545fa2, updated 2024-01-18T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/839dd1e8-eda8-4834-8145-01beeee33acd (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 839dd1e8-eda8-4834-8145-01beeee33acd, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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