Suspicious Execution of DumpMinitool (via process_creation)

title: Suspicious Execution of DumpMinitool (via process_creation)
id: ad897ee9-264a-5147-9912-b38d8d7696c2
status: stable
description: This rule detects the use of "DumpMinitool.exe" a tool that enables the dump of process memory via the use of the "MiniDumpWriteDump"
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/001/
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036/
    - https://twitter.com/mrd0x/status/1511415432888131586
    - https://twitter.com/mrd0x/status/1511489821247684615
    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/DumpMinitool/
    - https://gist.github.com/nasbench/6d58c3c125e2fa1b8f7a09754c1b087f
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-07-15
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1036
    - attack.t1003.001
    - attack.credential-access
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith:
              - '\DumpMinitool.exe'
              - '\DumpMinitool.x86.exe'
              - '\DumpMinitool.arm64.exe'
        - OriginalFileName:
              - 'DumpMinitool.exe'
              - 'DumpMinitool.x86.exe'
              - 'DumpMinitool.arm64.exe'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ' Full'
            - ' Mini'
            - ' WithHeap'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium