Library / LOLBin
conhost.exe
Console Window Host · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
CONHOST.EXE
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\conhost.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'CONHOST.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="CONHOST.EXE" OR Processes.process_name="conhost.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~ ("CONHOST.EXE")
or FileName =~ "conhost.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("CONHOST.EXE") or
process.name : "conhost.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['conhost.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONHOST.EXE | 13 | x64 | 10.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.28000.2952 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (13) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 1 |
All 13 parsed builds · 7 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2687424ba35d… | 10.0.28000.2952 | x64 | CONHOST.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c86146188b78… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x64 | CONHOST.EXE | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 5bb5ac50aafb… | 10.0.19041.7548 | x64 | CONHOST.EXE | Win10 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| b02ee54fb2ec… | 10.0.19041.5198 | x64 | CONHOST.EXE | Win10 21H2, Win10 22H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ac68880b0983… | 10.0.17763.4840 | x64 | CONHOST.EXE | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 29e4840bf10b… | 10.0.26100.5074 | x64 | CONHOST.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 28daaac4be1f… | 10.0.22000.2538 | x64 | CONHOST.EXE | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| a26a1ffb81a6… | 10.0.19041.2546 | x64 | CONHOST.EXE | Win10 20H2, Win10 22H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 3fa5c076027f… | 10.0.18362.2212 | x64 | CONHOST.EXE | Win10 1909 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 51bb5aeef2e4… | 10.0.19041.1288 | x64 | CONHOST.EXE | Win10 2004, Win10 21H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| 046f7a1b4de6… | 10.0.14393.0 | x64 | CONHOST.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 57d9d2aba477… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | CONHOST.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 17009e5be64b… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x64 | CONHOST.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.