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7Zip Compressing Dump Files

Detects execution of 7z in order to compress a file with a ".dmp"/".dump" extension, which could be a step in a process of dump file exfiltration.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
LinuxmacOSWindows

The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.

Log source product
windows
Log source category
process_creation

Known benign triggers

  • Legitimate use of 7z to compress WER ".dmp" files for troubleshooting
  • Legitimate use of 7z with a command line in which ".dmp" or ".dump" appears accidentally

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