Sigma rule: CreateMiniDump Hacktool

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-67a9e24bc1f6, updated 2022-05-14T00:00:00.000Z.

SigmaHQ marks this rule as deprecated.

Rule

Title
CreateMiniDump Hacktool
Status
deprecated
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2019/12/22
Modified
2022/05/14
File
deprecated/windows/file_event_win_hktl_createminidump.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the use of CreateMiniDump hack tool used to dump the LSASS process memory for credential extraction on the attacker's machine

Log source

product
windows
category
file_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetFilename|endswith: '\lsass.dmp'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.credential_access
  • attack.t1003.001

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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_hktl_createminidump.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "CreateMiniDump Hacktool" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/deprecated/windows/file_event_win_hktl_createminidump.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: CreateMiniDump Hacktool",
entity page, dataset version ref-67a9e24bc1f6, updated 2022-05-14T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/db2110f3-479d-42a6-94fb-d35bc1e46492 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule db2110f3-479d-42a6-94fb-d35bc1e46492, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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