Analytics BIOC Medium

Procdump executed from an atypical directory

Procdump.exe is a SysInternals tool used to dump process memory; it can be used to dump lsass.exe memory to extract credentials.

Module:
Platform Analytics
Data source:
XDR Agent
ATT&CK tactics: Defense Evasion (TA0005) Credential Access (TA0006)
ATT&CK techniques: Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories (T1564.001) OS Credential Dumping: LSASS Memory (T1003.001)
Attacker's goals:

Attackers may attempt to dump the memory of sensitive processes.

Investigative actions:

Check whether the executing process is benign and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.

Test period:
N/A (single event)
Deduplication:
1 Day