Renamed ProcDump Execution

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects the execution of a renamed ProcDump executable. This often done by attackers or malware in order to evade defensive mechanisms.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (ORIGINALFILENAME = "procdump" OR ((COMMANDLINE contains " -ma , /ma , –ma , —ma , ―ma " OR COMMANDLINE contains " -mp , /mp , –mp , —mp , ―mp ") AND COMMANDLINE contains " -accepteula, /accepteula, –accepteula, —accepteula, ―accepteula")) AND PROCESSNAME notendswith "\procdump.exe,\procdump64.exe" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)