Procdump executed from an atypical directory

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	XDR Agent
ATT&CK Tactic	Stealth (TA0005), Credential Access (TA0006)
ATT&CK Technique	Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories (T1564.001), OS Credential Dumping: LSASS Memory (T1003.001)
Severity	Medium

Description

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

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.