Library / LOLBin
cmstp.exe
Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
CMSTP.EXE
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\cmstp.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'CMSTP.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="CMSTP.EXE" OR Processes.process_name="cmstp.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~ ("CMSTP.EXE")
or FileName =~ "cmstp.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("CMSTP.EXE") or
process.name : "cmstp.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['cmstp.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMSTP.EXE | 17 | x64, x86 | 7.2.10240.16384 → 7.2.28000.1896 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (10) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 17 parsed builds · 22 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e1d35f927ee5… | 7.2.28000.1896 | x64 | CMSTP.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Winbindex | ||
| 206f5c0c4646… | 7.2.28000.1896 | x86 | CMSTP.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 6069d2ac168e… | 7.2.26100.1150 | x64 | CMSTP.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 9f8eb875afb4… | 7.2.26100.1 | x86 | CMSTP.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 1b80ed8e5d88… | 7.2.14393.82 | x64 | CMSTP.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 1f1e15022195… | 7.2.14393.0 | x86 | CMSTP.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 49f36d73f5b6… | 7.2.10240.16384 | x64 | CMSTP.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 04720bfdcf20… | 7.2.10240.16384 | x86 | CMSTP.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| db3f360bdb29… | 7.2.17763.1 | x64 | CMSTP.EXE | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 899465d3e136… | 7.2.17134.1967 | x86 | CMSTP.EXE | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 94152fb98573… | 7.2.17134.1 | x64 | CMSTP.EXE | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 1f4522d5976c… | 7.2.15063.0 | x86 | CMSTP.EXE | Win10 1703 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 118a4c082c9b… | 7.2.15063.0 | x64 | CMSTP.EXE | Win10 1703 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 0d34604c4874… | 7.2.16299.15 | x64 | CMSTP.EXE | Win10 1709 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 175d54e33fdf… | 7.2.10586.0 | x64 | CMSTP.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c7a5c6ec4c6a… | 7.2.16299.15 | x86 | CMSTP.EXE | Win10 1709 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 6b6c4017dc51… | 7.2.10586.0 | x86 | CMSTP.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.