MediumSigmaHQ Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)

Winrar Compressing Dump Files

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

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Platform: Linux macOS Windows
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 WinRAR to compress WER ".dmp" files for troubleshooting
Legitimate use of WinRAR with a command line in which ".dmp" or ".dump" appears accidentally

References

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Reference	Class	Cited by
www.crowdstrike.com/blog/overwatch-exposes-aquatic-panda-in-possession-of-log-4-shell-exploit-tools/	Security research	4

Detection rules

Winrar Compressing Dump Files

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Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

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