Query: write Sigma for Detects the execution of a renamed ProcDump executable. This often done by attackers or malware in order to evade defens
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the execution of a renamed ProcDump executable. This often done by attackers or malware in order to evade defens. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Renamed ProcDump Execution id: 4a0b2c7e-7cb2-495d-8b63-5f268e7bfd67 related: - id: 03795938-1387-481b-9f4c-3f6241e604fe type: obsolete status: test description: 'Detects the execution of a renamed ProcDump executable. This often done by attackers or malware in order to evade defensive mechanisms. ' references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procdump author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2019-11-18 modified: 2026-06-29 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1036.003 logsource: product: windows category: process_creation detection: selection_ofn: OriginalFileName: procdump selection_cli_dump_flag: CommandLine|contains|windash: - ' -ma ' - ' -mp ' selection_cli_eula_flag: CommandLine|contains|windash: ' /accepteula' filter_main_known_names: Image|endswith: - \procdump.exe - \procdump64.exe - \procdump64a.exe condition: (selection_ofn or all of selection_cli_*) and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - Procdump illegally bundled with legitimate software. - Administrators who rename binaries (should be investigated). level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects process creation with suspicious whitespace padding followed by a '#' character, which may indicate ClickFix or. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Suspicious Explorer Process with Whitespace Padding - ClickFix/FileFix id: 3ae9974a-eb09-4044-8e70-8980a50c12c8 related: - id: 8f2a5c3d-9e4b-4a7c-8d1f-2e5a6b9c3d7e type: similar - id: 7a1b4c5e-8f3d-4b9a-7c2e-1f4a5b8c6d9e type: similar status: experimental description: 'Detects process creation with suspicious whitespace padding followed by a ''#'' character, which may indicate ClickFix or FileFix techniques used to conceal malicious commands from visual inspection. ClickFix and FileFix are social engineering attack techniques where adversaries distribute phishing documents or malicious links that deceive users into opening the Windows Run dialog box or File Explorer search bar. The victims are then instructed to paste commands from their clipboard, which contain extensive whitespace padding using various Unicode space characters to push the actual malicious command far to the right, effectively hiding it from immediate view. ' references: - https://expel.com/blog/cache-smuggling-when-a-picture-isnt-a-thousand-words/ - https://mrd0x.com/filefix-clickfix-alternative/ author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2025-11-04 modified: 2025-11-26 tags: - attack.execution - attack.stealth - attack.t1204.004 - attack.t1027.010 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_explorer: ParentImage|endswith: \explorer.exe CommandLine|contains: '#' selection_space_variation: CommandLine|contains: - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' ' condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high