Suspicious Dumping Process through Sqldumper.exe (via process_creation)
This rule detects process dump via legitimate sqldumper.exe binary
SigmamediumWindowsv1
sigma
suspicious-dumping-process-through-sqldumper-exe-via-process-creation
title: Suspicious Dumping Process through Sqldumper.exe (via process_creation)
id: 4fcee89e-4c8b-5426-ab70-d6c20c5c5e69
status: stable
description: This rule detects process dump via legitimate sqldumper.exe binary
references:
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/001/
- https://twitter.com/countuponsec/status/910977826853068800
- https://twitter.com/countuponsec/status/910969424215232518
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/Sqldumper/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-06-23
tags:
- attack.credential-access
- attack.t1003.001
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: '\sqldumper.exe'
CommandLine|contains:
- '0x0110'
- '0x01100:40'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
Known false positives
- Unknown
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