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Procdump Execution

Detects usage of the SysInternals Procdump utility

MITRE ATT&CK

defense-evasioncredential-access

Detection Query

selection:
  Image|endswith:
    - \procdump.exe
    - \procdump64.exe
condition: selection

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)

Created

2021-08-16

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procdump

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.t1036attack.t1003.001attack.credential-access

Raw Content

title: Procdump Execution
id: 2e65275c-8288-4ab4-aeb7-6274f58b6b20
status: test
description: Detects usage of the SysInternals Procdump utility
references:
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procdump
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2021-08-16
modified: 2023-02-28
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1036
    - attack.t1003.001
    - attack.credential-access
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith:
            - '\procdump.exe'
            - '\procdump64.exe'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate use of procdump by a developer or administrator
level: medium