title: CreateMiniDump Hacktool
id: db2110f3-479d-42a6-94fb-d35bc1e46492
status: deprecated
related:
    - id: 36d88494-1d43-4dc0-b3fa-35c8fea0ca9d
      type: derived
description: Detects the use of CreateMiniDump hack tool used to dump the LSASS process memory for credential extraction on the attacker's machine
author: Florian Roth
references:
    - https://ired.team/offensive-security/credential-access-and-credential-dumping/dumping-lsass-passwords-without-mimikatz-minidumpwritedump-av-signature-bypass
date: 2019/12/22
modified: 2021/09/19
tags:
    - attack.credential_access
    - attack.t1003.001
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: file_event
detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename|endswith: '\lsass.dmp'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high