Library / Windows
browsercore.exe
BrowserCore · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsParsedSigma refs: 1
OriginalFilename
BrowserCore.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\browsercore.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'BrowserCore.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="BrowserCore.exe" OR Processes.process_name="browsercore.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~ ("BrowserCore.exe")
or FileName =~ "browsercore.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("BrowserCore.exe") or
process.name : "browsercore.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['browsercore.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrowserCore.exe | 5 | x64 | 10.0.17763.1852 → 10.0.28000.2804 | Win10 1809 → Win11 26H1 (6) | Winbindex |
All 5 parsed builds · 11 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188b9028f83b… | 10.0.28000.2804 | x64 | BrowserCore.exe | Win11 26H1 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 77f70e199815… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x64 | BrowserCore.exe | Win11 24H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 32b55f23616e… | 10.0.26100.4202 | x64 | BrowserCore.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 000b053b3fc3… | 10.0.17763.1852 | x64 | BrowserCore.exe | Win10 1809 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| f6fcf468ff94… | 10.0.19041.906 | x64 | BrowserCore.exe | Win10 2004, Win10 21H1 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.