Library / LOLBin
cmdl32.exe
Microsoft Connection Manager Auto-Download · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
CMDL32.EXE
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\cmdl32.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'CMDL32.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="CMDL32.EXE" OR Processes.process_name="cmdl32.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~ ("CMDL32.EXE")
or FileName =~ "cmdl32.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("CMDL32.EXE") or
process.name : "cmdl32.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['cmdl32.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMDL32.EXE | 14 | x64, x86 | 7.2.10240.17146 → 7.2.28000.1896 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (9) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 14 parsed builds · 24 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85c344b1610c… | 7.2.28000.1896 | x64 | CMDL32.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 1729fee275bc… | 7.2.28000.1896 | x86 | CMDL32.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| d9b225ba8c7b… | 7.2.26100.1150 | x64 | CMDL32.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 12752c9314ab… | 7.2.26100.1 | x86 | CMDL32.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| de3435af48fc… | 7.2.14393.0 | x86 | CMDL32.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 9489cb8520a6… | 7.2.14393.0 | x64 | CMDL32.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c8815316c65e… | 7.2.10240.17146 | x64 | CMDL32.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 196ab88074c4… | 7.2.10240.17146 | x86 | CMDL32.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| b12f21e80553… | 7.2.17763.1 | x64 | CMDL32.EXE | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 5f067f86ad0f… | 7.2.17763.1 | x86 | CMDL32.EXE | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 395e7a8356d4… | 7.2.17134.1967 | x86 | CMDL32.EXE | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 691420d2a1eb… | 7.2.15063.0 | x64 | CMDL32.EXE | Win10 1703 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| e6eb1012a8b4… | 7.2.10586.0 | x86 | CMDL32.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 13b9d19816bc… | 7.2.10586.0 | x64 | CMDL32.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.