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desk.cpl
Desktop Settings Control Panel · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
DESK.CPL
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\desk.cpl'
- OriginalFileName: 'DESK.CPL'
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="DESK.CPL" OR Processes.process_name="desk.cpl")
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~ ("DESK.CPL")
or FileName =~ "desk.cpl"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("DESK.CPL") or
process.name : "desk.cpl")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['desk.cpl'].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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESK.CPL | 14 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.28000.2804 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (7) | Winbindex |
All 14 parsed builds · 26 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6101b16684ab… | 10.0.28000.2804 | x86 | DESK.CPL | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 0c91eb8d7d5b… | 10.0.28000.2804 | x64 | DESK.CPL | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| f6dc3252e06c… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x86 | DESK.CPL | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 93437408ee1a… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x64 | DESK.CPL | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 6338150ba58d… | 10.0.26100.3624 | x86 | DESK.CPL | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 1c13387fb946… | 10.0.26100.3624 | x64 | DESK.CPL | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ba6dca928611… | 10.0.22000.653 | x64 | DESK.CPL | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| affb2b226c71… | 10.0.22000.653 | x86 | DESK.CPL | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| e3e901670170… | 10.0.14393.0 | x86 | DESK.CPL | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| b97bbbef6fa7… | 10.0.14393.0 | x64 | DESK.CPL | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 34e466530106… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | DESK.CPL | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 20dc886d489f… | 10.0.10586.0 | x86 | DESK.CPL | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| cb3351e09353… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x86 | DESK.CPL | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 3a9b7c89f293… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x64 | DESK.CPL | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.