Library / LOLBin
certutil.exe
CertUtil.exe · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
CertUtil.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\certutil.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'CertUtil.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="CertUtil.exe" OR Processes.process_name="certutil.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~ ("CertUtil.exe")
or FileName =~ "certutil.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("CertUtil.exe") or
process.name : "certutil.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['certutil.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CertUtil.exe | 25 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.20708 → 10.0.28000.3231 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (15) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 25 parsed builds · 12 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ffc92062f1b8… | 10.0.28000.3231 | x86 | CertUtil.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 1ce54b2382db… | 10.0.28000.3086 | x64 | CertUtil.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 4b9a2b387614… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x86 | CertUtil.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 16d0e3543975… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x64 | CertUtil.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 78b46729dc86… | 10.0.19041.7802 | x64 | CertUtil.exe | Win10 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 71bd529126d9… | 10.0.19041.7802 | x86 | CertUtil.exe | Win10 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 76dcb34bc788… | 10.0.17763.9376 | x86 | CertUtil.exe | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 98adea8ed098… | 10.0.14393.9611 | x64 | CertUtil.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 89fc17e411fc… | 10.0.14393.9611 | x86 | CertUtil.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 6630aa08681a… | 10.0.17763.9121 | x64 | CertUtil.exe | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| f7289fbf9af5… | 10.0.10240.20708 | x64 | CertUtil.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c603a43983df… | 10.0.10240.20708 | x86 | CertUtil.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ebc1d6fe958f… | 10.0.26100.5074 | x64 | CertUtil.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 151b2b7e34d2… | 10.0.26100.5074 | x86 | CertUtil.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 6af299712fe2… | 10.0.22621.1992 | x64 | CertUtil.exe | Win11 22H2, Win11 23H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| 16fe23a142fe… | 10.0.22000.653 | x64 | CertUtil.exe | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 44d75cedb201… | 10.0.22000.434 | x86 | CertUtil.exe | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ebf75f835cb0… | 10.0.19041.2075 | x86 | CertUtil.exe | Win10 20H2 … Win10 22H2 (3) | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 22d1471ed17c… | 10.0.19041.2075 | x64 | CertUtil.exe | Win10 20H2 … Win10 22H2 (3) | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c8b3a3fb1024… | 10.0.17134.1967 | x64 | CertUtil.exe | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 643cd8fac7e4… | 10.0.17134.1967 | x86 | CertUtil.exe | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ce927ceb4cb2… | 10.0.15063.2614 | x86 | CertUtil.exe | Win10 1703 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ce7d405d2471… | 10.0.10586.1106 | x64 | CertUtil.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 8bf7c45abc99… | 10.0.10586.1106 | x86 | CertUtil.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c3371d31fd25… | 10.0.15063.447 | x64 | CertUtil.exe | Win10 1703 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.