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Windows Process Creation: SecurityXploded PasswordDump.exe Execution

Alerts on Windows executions of SecurityXploded PasswordDump.exe based on process metadata and filename.

FreeReviewedSigma · Critical · v2
Product
windows
Category
process_creation
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ), DRL 1.1
Published
2018-12-19
Updated
2026-07-31
AnalysisDetection

ATT&CK techniques

Cred Access

  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Initial Access

  4. Execution

  5. Persistence

  6. Priv Esc

  7. Defense Evasion

  8. Cred Access

  9. Discovery

  10. Lateral Movement

  11. Collection

  12. C2

  13. Exfiltration

  14. Impact

What it detects

This rule matches Windows process creation events where the process metadata indicates the SecurityXploded publisher/company and the executed binary name ends with PasswordDump.exe. Attackers commonly use credential-dumping tools to obtain authentication material, making their execution a high-priority indicator. The detection relies on telemetry fields such as Company, Image path suffix, and OriginalFileName ending with PasswordDump.exe.

Reporting behind it

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Changelog

v2
  1. v2
    Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
  2. v1
    No changelog recorded for this version.2026-07-30

Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.