Sigma rule: DumpMinitool Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-8ea4039c2691, updated 2023-04-12T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
DumpMinitool Execution
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-04-06
Modified
2023-04-12
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_dumpminitool_execution.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the use of "DumpMinitool.exe" a tool that allows the dump of process memory via the use of the "MiniDumpWriteDump"

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith:
          - '\DumpMinitool.exe'
          - '\DumpMinitool.x86.exe'
          - '\DumpMinitool.arm64.exe'
    - OriginalFileName:
          - 'DumpMinitool.exe'
          - 'DumpMinitool.x86.exe'
          - 'DumpMinitool.arm64.exe'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - ' Full'
        - ' Mini'
        - ' WithHeap'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

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_dumpminitool_execution.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "DumpMinitool Execution" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_dumpminitool_execution.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: DumpMinitool Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-8ea4039c2691, updated 2023-04-12T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/dee0a7a3-f200-4112-a99b-952196d81e42 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule dee0a7a3-f200-4112-a99b-952196d81e42, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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