Library / Windows

changepk.exe

Windows Activation · Microsoft Corporation

WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 1

OriginalFilename

  • changepk.exe
  • changepkey.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: selection

process_creation logsource. Sigma string matching is case-insensitive.

Values across builds

OriginalFilenameBuildsArchFile versionWindows releasesSourceSysmon
changepk.exe10x6410.0.10586.0 → 10.0.28000.2804Win10 1511 → Win11 26H1 (11)Host scan, Winbindex✓ 1
changepkey.exe1x6410.0.10240.18818Win10 1507Winbindex

InternalName: changepk, changepkey · Product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

All 11 parsed builds · 8 Windows release groups not verifiable
SHA256VersionArchOriginalFilenameWindows releasesSignatureSourceSysmon
1faf4c49a0f6…10.0.28000.2804x64changepk.exeWin11 26H1Winbindex
10a0eb52e198…10.0.26100.9549x64changepk.exeWin11 24H2Signed (Overlay)Host scan, Winbindex✓
0d07ec1eb0ff…10.0.17763.1x64changepk.exeWin10 1809Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
64708a3e27ee…10.0.14393.0x64changepk.exeWin10 1607Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
e5d176b50f31…10.0.26100.1150x64changepk.exeWin11 24H2, Win11 25H2Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
2257ab3b4798…10.0.10240.18818x64changepkey.exeWin10 1507Winbindex
d2bfc0dce8c9…10.0.18362.815x64changepk.exeWin10 1903, Win10 1909Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
35ebb2212a38…10.0.17134.858x64changepk.exeWin10 1803Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
8875b4f0a2da…10.0.15063.0x64changepk.exeWin10 1703Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
fcb04bef18cf…10.0.10586.0x64changepk.exeWin10 1511Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
32e1ecb9688b…10.0.16299.15x64changepk.exeWin10 1709Signed (Overlay)Winbindex

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