Library / LOLBin
bitsadmin.exe
BITS administration utility · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
bitsadmin.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\bitsadmin.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'bitsadmin.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="bitsadmin.exe" OR Processes.process_name="bitsadmin.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~ ("bitsadmin.exe")
or FileName =~ "bitsadmin.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("bitsadmin.exe") or
process.name : "bitsadmin.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['bitsadmin.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bitsadmin.exe | 10 | x64, x86 | 7.8.10240.16384 → 7.8.26100.9549 | Win10 1507 → Win11 25H2 (5) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 10 parsed builds · 28 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bae099b0b25f… | 7.8.26100.9549 | x64 | bitsadmin.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 5421c77e534d… | 7.8.26100.9549 | x86 | bitsadmin.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 2b090bb7151b… | 7.8.26100.1150 | x64 | bitsadmin.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| 9f1503782ae3… | 7.8.26100.1 | x86 | bitsadmin.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| ecbc94e6dc79… | 7.8.14393.0 | x86 | bitsadmin.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| e1057a20945b… | 7.8.14393.0 | x64 | bitsadmin.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c075d1bfa41e… | 7.8.10586.0 | x64 | bitsadmin.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 6da0d3e5feff… | 7.8.10586.0 | x86 | bitsadmin.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| f461a86806e4… | 7.8.10240.16384 | x64 | bitsadmin.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 5e4b87c28ab5… | 7.8.10240.16384 | x86 | bitsadmin.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.