title: Lsass Memory Dump via Comsvcs DLL
id: a49fa4d5-11db-418c-8473-1e014a8dd462
description: Detects adversaries leveraging the MiniDump export function from comsvcs.dll via rundll32 to perform a memory dump from lsass.
status: experimental
date: 2020/10/20
modified: 2021/05/21
author: Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research)
tags:
    - attack.credential_access
    - attack.t1003.001
references:
    - https://twitter.com/shantanukhande/status/1229348874298388484
    - https://modexp.wordpress.com/2019/08/30/minidumpwritedump-via-com-services-dll/
logsource:
    category: process_access
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetImage: 'C:\windows\system32\lsass.exe'
        SourceImage: 'C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe'
        CallTrace|contains: 'comsvcs.dll'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: critical