Execute procdump action

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  • Updated July 31, 2025
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  • Execute procdump is a powershell action that runs the procdump on the selected processes, dumps the data into a file, and posts it to a shared site on an internal network. An analyst can then view a deny listed process, highlighted in red in a security incident, and perform additional analysis on the file.

    Results

    Possible results for this action are:

    Table 1. Results
    Result Description
    Success The procdump executed successfully on the process_name, and the details are available in actionOutput.response.
    Failure The procdump failed to execute on the process_name, and the details are available in actionOutput.response.

    Input variables

    Input variables are used to create the requested outputs.

    Table 2. Input variables
    Variable Description
    targetId [Mandatory] The target ID to run the procdump on.
    process_name [Mandatory] The process name for the procdump.
    dump_path [Mandatory] The local file path to which the generated dump file will be saved.
    dump_filename [Mandatory] The filename of the file generated by the procdump. All special characters will be replaced with hyphens (-) from the dump file name when the file is generated.
    file_share_path [Mandatory] The file share path to which the dump file will be copied.

    Output variables

    The output variables contain data that can be used in subsequent actions.

    Table 3. Output variables
    Variable Description
    share_path The file share path to which the dump file was copied.
    response A JSON representation of the result of the procdump.
    result The result of the procdump.