Suspicious Dumping Process through Sqldumper.exe (via process_creation)

This rule detects process dump via legitimate sqldumper.exe binary

SigmamediumWindowsv1
sigma
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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