Sigma rule: HackTool - QuarksPwDump Dump File

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-787b630119a7, updated 2024-06-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - QuarksPwDump Dump File
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2018-02-10
Modified
2024-06-27
File
rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_hktl_quarkspw_filedump.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects a dump file written by QuarksPwDump password dumper

Log source

product
windows
category
file_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetFilename|contains|all:
        - '\AppData\Local\Temp\SAM-'
        - '.dmp'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.t1003.002

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/file/file_event/file_event_win_hktl_quarkspw_filedump.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - QuarksPwDump Dump File" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_hktl_quarkspw_filedump.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 - QuarksPwDump Dump File",
entity page, dataset version ref-787b630119a7, updated 2024-06-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/847def9e-924d-4e90-b7c4-5f581395a2b4 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 847def9e-924d-4e90-b7c4-5f581395a2b4, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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