Library / Windows

ctfmon.exe

CTF Loader · Microsoft Corporation

WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 1

OriginalFilename

  • CTFMON.EXE

Query snippets

logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
detection:
  selection:
    - Image|endswith: '\ctfmon.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'CTFMON.EXE'
  condition: selection

process_creation logsource. Sigma string matching is case-insensitive.

Values across builds

OriginalFilenameBuildsArchFile versionWindows releasesSourceSysmon
CTFMON.EXE12x64, x8610.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.28000.2804Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (6)Host scan, Winbindex✓ 2

InternalName: CTFMON · Product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

All 12 parsed builds · 28 Windows release groups not verifiable
SHA256VersionArchOriginalFilenameWindows releasesSignatureSourceSysmon
ec87e76c638f…10.0.28000.2804x64CTFMON.EXEWin11 26H1UnsignedWinbindex
593e26525851…10.0.28000.2804x86CTFMON.EXEWin11 26H1UnsignedWinbindex
d72a59e34b0f…10.0.26100.9549x64CTFMON.EXEWin11 24H2UnsignedHost scan, Winbindex✓
78bed55b69c3…10.0.26100.9549x86CTFMON.EXEWin11 24H2UnsignedHost scan, Winbindex✓
f219f0975e70…10.0.26100.3624x64CTFMON.EXEWin11 24H2, Win11 25H2UnsignedWinbindex
84488e0b4925…10.0.26100.3624x86CTFMON.EXEWin11 24H2, Win11 25H2UnsignedWinbindex
171abacad96c…10.0.14393.0x86CTFMON.EXEWin10 1607UnsignedWinbindex
103c028f6ed1…10.0.14393.0x64CTFMON.EXEWin10 1607UnsignedWinbindex
7d5a8cd92019…10.0.10586.0x64CTFMON.EXEWin10 1511UnsignedWinbindex
1ea5ab4040c1…10.0.10586.0x86CTFMON.EXEWin10 1511UnsignedWinbindex
f41cab5aa005…10.0.10240.16384x86CTFMON.EXEWin10 1507UnsignedWinbindex
cac1ff200fb4…10.0.10240.16384x64CTFMON.EXEWin10 1507UnsignedWinbindex

Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.