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
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| thedfirreport.com/2022/09/26/bumblebee-round-two/ | 7 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- ec570e53-4c76-45a9-804d-dc3f355ff7a7
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.collection
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1