Library / LOLBin
control.exe
Windows Control Panel · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
CONTROL.EXE
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\control.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'CONTROL.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="CONTROL.EXE" OR Processes.process_name="control.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~ ("CONTROL.EXE")
or FileName =~ "control.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("CONTROL.EXE") or
process.name : "control.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['control.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONTROL.EXE | 16 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.19119 → 10.0.28000.1896 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (12) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 16 parsed builds · 16 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eade1da4c0c6… | 10.0.28000.1896 | x86 | CONTROL.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 5c245b96a686… | 10.0.28000.1896 | x64 | CONTROL.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 6acb71ca7d43… | 10.0.26100.4202 | x64 | CONTROL.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 1a3a61d9feb1… | 10.0.26100.4202 | x86 | CONTROL.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 60c839fe0b77… | 10.0.14393.4770 | x64 | CONTROL.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 3198af1b71e0… | 10.0.14393.4770 | x86 | CONTROL.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 3857d1a22a9c… | 10.0.10240.19119 | x64 | CONTROL.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 1c70fe3cccbe… | 10.0.10240.19119 | x86 | CONTROL.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 57caddcd19b6… | 10.0.22000.318 | x64 | CONTROL.EXE | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 19c3c7f29fde… | 10.0.22000.318 | x86 | CONTROL.EXE | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 9799c9bf478b… | 10.0.19041.1348 | x86 | CONTROL.EXE | Win10 2004 … Win10 22H2 (4) | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 3c821036b13f… | 10.0.19041.1348 | x64 | CONTROL.EXE | Win10 2004 … Win10 22H2 (4) | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| d923f812bf01… | 10.0.19041.423 | x86 | CONTROL.EXE | Win10 2004 … Win10 21H2 (4) | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| 54d9f98f36bc… | 10.0.19041.423 | x64 | CONTROL.EXE | Win10 2004 … Win10 21H2 (4) | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| f7e1897f5f6f… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | CONTROL.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| be5af481c332… | 10.0.10586.0 | x86 | CONTROL.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.