CreateDump Process Dump

calendar Apr 25, 2025 · attack.defense-evasion attack.t1036 attack.t1003.001 attack.credential-access  ·
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Detects uses of the createdump.exe LOLOBIN utility to dump process memory

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 1title: CreateDump Process Dump
 2id: 515c8be5-e5df-4c5e-8f6d-a4a2f05e4b48
 3related:
 4    - id: 1a1ed54a-2ba4-4221-94d5-01dee560d71e
 5      type: similar
 6status: test
 7description: Detects uses of the createdump.exe LOLOBIN utility to dump process memory
 8references:
 9    - https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/overwatch-exposes-aquatic-panda-in-possession-of-log-4-shell-exploit-tools/
10    - https://twitter.com/bopin2020/status/1366400799199272960
11author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
12date: 2022-01-04
13modified: 2022-08-19
14tags:
15    - attack.defense-evasion
16    - attack.t1036
17    - attack.t1003.001
18    - attack.credential-access
19logsource:
20    category: process_creation
21    product: windows
22detection:
23    selection_img:
24        - Image|endswith: '\createdump.exe'
25        - OriginalFileName: 'FX_VER_INTERNALNAME_STR'
26    selection_cli:
27        CommandLine|contains:
28            - ' -u ' # Short version of '--full'
29            - ' --full '
30            - ' -f ' # Short version of '--name'
31            - ' --name '
32            - '.dmp '
33    condition: all of selection_*
34falsepositives:
35    - Command lines that use the same flags
36level: high

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