Library / Windows
changepk.exe
Windows Activation · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 1
OriginalFilename
changepk.exechangepkey.exe
Value changed across builds
Gotchas
- OriginalFilename changed across builds:
changepk.exe(x64; Win10 1511 → Win11 26H1);changepkey.exe(x64; Win10 1507). Match every value.
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\changepk.exe'
- OriginalFileName:
- 'changepk.exe'
- 'changepkey.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="changepk.exe" OR Processes.original_file_name="changepkey.exe" OR Processes.process_name="changepk.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~ ("changepk.exe", "changepkey.exe")
or FileName =~ "changepk.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("changepk.exe", "changepkey.exe") or
process.name : "changepk.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['changepk.exe', 'changepkey.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| changepk.exe | 10 | x64 | 10.0.10586.0 → 10.0.28000.2804 | Win10 1511 → Win11 26H1 (11) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 1 |
| changepkey.exe | 1 | x64 | 10.0.10240.18818 | Win10 1507 | Winbindex |
All 11 parsed builds · 8 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1faf4c49a0f6… | 10.0.28000.2804 | x64 | changepk.exe | Win11 26H1 | Winbindex | ||
| 10a0eb52e198… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x64 | changepk.exe | Win11 24H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 0d07ec1eb0ff… | 10.0.17763.1 | x64 | changepk.exe | Win10 1809 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 64708a3e27ee… | 10.0.14393.0 | x64 | changepk.exe | Win10 1607 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| e5d176b50f31… | 10.0.26100.1150 | x64 | changepk.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 2257ab3b4798… | 10.0.10240.18818 | x64 | changepkey.exe | Win10 1507 | Winbindex | ||
| d2bfc0dce8c9… | 10.0.18362.815 | x64 | changepk.exe | Win10 1903, Win10 1909 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 35ebb2212a38… | 10.0.17134.858 | x64 | changepk.exe | Win10 1803 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 8875b4f0a2da… | 10.0.15063.0 | x64 | changepk.exe | Win10 1703 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| fcb04bef18cf… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | changepk.exe | Win10 1511 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 32e1ecb9688b… | 10.0.16299.15 | x64 | changepk.exe | Win10 1709 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.