Library / Windows

backgroundtaskhost.exe

Background Task Host · Microsoft Corporation

WindowsSysmon-confirmed

OriginalFilename

  • backgroundTaskHost.exe

Query snippets

logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
detection:
  selection:
    - Image|endswith: '\backgroundtaskhost.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'backgroundTaskHost.exe'
  condition: selection

process_creation logsource. Sigma string matching is case-insensitive.

Values across builds

OriginalFilenameBuildsArchFile versionWindows releasesSourceSysmon
backgroundTaskHost.exe14x64, x8610.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.28000.3086Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (11)Host scan, Winbindex✓ 2

InternalName: Background Task Host · Product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

All 14 parsed builds · 18 Windows release groups not verifiable
SHA256VersionArchOriginalFilenameWindows releasesSignatureSourceSysmon
d22d854833e3…10.0.28000.3086x64backgroundTaskHost.exeWin11 26H1Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
a750ec05b81a…10.0.28000.3086x86backgroundTaskHost.exeWin11 26H1Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
3cb5ec154072…10.0.26100.9549x64backgroundTaskHost.exeWin11 24H2Signed (Overlay)Host scan, Winbindex✓
24a0856e2261…10.0.26100.9549x86backgroundTaskHost.exeWin11 24H2Signed (Overlay)Host scan, Winbindex✓
b7d2c17e0038…10.0.26100.1x64backgroundTaskHost.exeWin11 24H2, Win11 25H2Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
a3d1c46995e9…10.0.26100.1x86backgroundTaskHost.exeWin11 24H2, Win11 25H2Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
cd2bf90fe5cd…10.0.19041.546x86backgroundTaskHost.exeWin10 2004 … Win10 22H2 (5)Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
20330d3ca71d…10.0.19041.546x64backgroundTaskHost.exeWin10 2004 … Win10 22H2 (5)Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
655d6b2adcfb…10.0.14393.0x86backgroundTaskHost.exeWin10 1607Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
23a80e09dae6…10.0.14393.0x64backgroundTaskHost.exeWin10 1607Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
66a0eebb2170…10.0.10586.0x86backgroundTaskHost.exeWin10 1511Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
65b6fe118757…10.0.10586.0x64backgroundTaskHost.exeWin10 1511Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
79a8a52dca15…10.0.10240.16384x64backgroundTaskHost.exeWin10 1507Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
4d143a0b6f1f…10.0.10240.16384x86backgroundTaskHost.exeWin10 1507Signed (Overlay)Winbindex

Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.