Library / LOLBin
cipher.exe
File Encryption Utility · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
CIPHER.EXE
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\cipher.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'CIPHER.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="CIPHER.EXE" OR Processes.process_name="cipher.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~ ("CIPHER.EXE")
or FileName =~ "cipher.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("CIPHER.EXE") or
process.name : "cipher.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['cipher.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIPHER.EXE | 12 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.26100.1150 | Win10 1507 → Win11 25H2 (7) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 12 parsed builds · 25 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07c1f3b3ddc1… | 10.0.26100.1150 | x64 | CIPHER.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| bc9f6e92e1fa… | 10.0.26100.1 | x86 | CIPHER.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 05102da77081… | 10.0.26100.1 | x64 | CIPHER.EXE | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| eb879cd7a1e6… | 10.0.15063.674 | x86 | CIPHER.EXE | Win10 1703 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 1cc8f9efcc30… | 10.0.15063.674 | x64 | CIPHER.EXE | Win10 1703 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| d36fa36b52b8… | 10.0.16299.15 | x64 | CIPHER.EXE | Win10 1709 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| f2c1d0936204… | 10.0.14393.0 | x64 | CIPHER.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 5bffc65b70c4… | 10.0.14393.0 | x86 | CIPHER.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 0e21529b15ab… | 10.0.10586.0 | x86 | CIPHER.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 03f0b909ce2f… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | CIPHER.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| d3dcb6b7c059… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x86 | CIPHER.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 465719f1cb83… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x64 | CIPHER.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.