Library / Windows
devicecensus.exe
Device Census · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 1
OriginalFilename
DeviceCensus.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\devicecensus.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'DeviceCensus.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="DeviceCensus.exe" OR Processes.process_name="devicecensus.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~ ("DeviceCensus.exe")
or FileName =~ "devicecensus.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("DeviceCensus.exe") or
process.name : "devicecensus.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['devicecensus.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeviceCensus.exe | 6 | x64 | 10.0.16287.1005 → 10.0.28000.3086 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (5) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 1 |
All 6 parsed builds · 16 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b3ce52054bc1… | 10.0.28000.3086 | x64 | DeviceCensus.exe | Win11 26H1 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 16d6f401c795… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x64 | DeviceCensus.exe | Win11 24H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 34571e920f9d… | 10.0.26100.5074 | x64 | DeviceCensus.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 5d2e38aef42e… | 10.0.18362.1015 | x64 | DeviceCensus.exe | Win10 1507 | Winbindex | ||
| d583cff76ba2… | 10.0.17060.1019 | x64 | DeviceCensus.exe | Win10 1703 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 9496569791ef… | 10.0.16287.1005 | x64 | DeviceCensus.exe | Win10 1703 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.