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HackTool - XORDump Execution
Detects suspicious use of XORDump process memory dumping utility
Known false positives
- Another tool that uses the command line switches of XORdump
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Stealth | |
| Credential Access |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1: Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4688: A new process has been created. |
Rule body
title: HackTool - XORDump Execution
id: 66e563f9-1cbd-4a22-a957-d8b7c0f44372
status: test
description: Detects suspicious use of XORDump process memory dumping utility
references:
- https://github.com/audibleblink/xordump
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-01-28
modified: 2023-02-08
tags:
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1036
- attack.t1003.001
- attack.credential-access
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\xordump.exe'
- CommandLine|contains:
- ' -process lsass.exe '
- ' -m comsvcs '
- ' -m dbghelp '
- ' -m dbgcore '
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Another tool that uses the command line switches of XORdump
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\xordump.exe'
- CommandLine|contains:
- ' -process lsass.exe '
- ' -m comsvcs '
- ' -m dbghelp '
- ' -m dbgcore '
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
| field:"CommandLine" kind:match |
Image | ends_with |
| field:"Image" kind:ends_with value:"\xordump.exe" |