Windows Process Creation: dotnet-dump.exe collect Flag

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What it detects

This rule flags executions of dotnet-dump where the image is dotnet-dump.exe and the command line includes the collect flag. Attackers can use process dump tooling to capture memory from running processes, which may expose sensitive data. The detection relies on Windows process creation telemetry including the executable filename and command-line arguments.

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Windows Process Creation: dotnet-dump.exe collect Flag

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Changelog

v2

v2
Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
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.

windows-process-memory-dump-tool-execution-dotnet-dump-exe-collect-53d8d3e1

title: "Windows Process Creation: dotnet-dump.exe collect Flag"
id: a4daaa48-8f2e-41e6-8756-dd910da1ae55
status: test
description: This rule flags executions of dotnet-dump where the image is dotnet-dump.exe and the command line includes the collect flag. Attackers can use process dump tooling to capture memory from running processes, which may expose sensitive data. The detection relies on Windows process creation telemetry including the executable filename and command-line arguments.
references:
  - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/diagnostics/dotnet-dump#dotnet-dump-collect
  - https://twitter.com/bohops/status/1635288066909966338
  - https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_dotnetdump_memory_dump.yml
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Huntrule Team
date: 2023-03-14
tags:
  - attack.stealth
  - attack.t1218
logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
detection:
  selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: \dotnet-dump.exe
    - OriginalFileName: dotnet-dump.dll
  selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains: collect
  condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
  - Process dumping is the expected behavior of the tool. So false positives are expected in legitimate usage. The PID/Process Name of the process being dumped needs to be investigated
level: medium
license: DRL-1.1
related:
  - id: 53d8d3e1-ca33-4012-adf3-e05a4d652e34
    type: derived

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