Library / Windows
appcmd.exe
Application Server Command Line Admin Tool · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsParsedSigma refs: 5
OriginalFilename
appcmd.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\appcmd.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'appcmd.exe'
condition: selectionprocess_creation logsource. Sigma string matching is case-insensitive.
| tstats summariesonly=false count values(Processes.original_file_name) as original_file_name
from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes
where (Processes.original_file_name="appcmd.exe" OR Processes.process_name="appcmd.exe")
by Processes.dest Processes.process_name Processes.process_path Processes.process
| rename Processes.* as *Endpoint.Processes data model. On raw Sysmon events the field is OriginalFileName.
DeviceProcessEvents
| where ProcessVersionInfoOriginalFileName in~ ("appcmd.exe")
or FileName =~ "appcmd.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("appcmd.exe") or
process.name : "appcmd.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['appcmd.exe'].includes(String(OriginalFileName || '').toLowerCase())Filter expression (JavaScript) for events carrying Sysmon's OriginalFileName field.
Values across builds
| OriginalFilename | Builds | Arch | File version | Windows releases | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| appcmd.exe | 13 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.20973 → 10.0.28000.1199 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (9) | Winbindex |
All 13 parsed builds · 20 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8f48917ab96b… | 10.0.28000.1199 | x64 | appcmd.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 45ae017acae4… | 10.0.28000.1199 | x86 | appcmd.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 644097ab19b1… | 10.0.26100.7920 | x86 | appcmd.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 74bd3889d2db… | 10.0.26100.1882 | x64 | appcmd.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 536b67f4aef5… | 10.0.14393.7962 | x86 | appcmd.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 303e13375fb0… | 10.0.14393.5246 | x64 | appcmd.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| e6c1a16869d0… | 10.0.10240.20973 | x64 | appcmd.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ba8994b9f86d… | 10.0.10240.20973 | x86 | appcmd.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 429bc84babe1… | 10.0.17763.1 | x64 | appcmd.exe | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 3603b827d386… | 10.0.19041.906 | x64 | appcmd.exe | Win10 2004, Win10 20H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 5461c121d0ee… | 10.0.17134.1 | x86 | appcmd.exe | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 15eac8d2998a… | 10.0.17134.1 | x64 | appcmd.exe | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| b17dcebe48bb… | 10.0.18362.418 | x64 | appcmd.exe | Win10 1903 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.