Library / LOLBin
devtoolslauncher.exe
Developer Tools Launcher · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
DevToolsLauncher.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\devtoolslauncher.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'DevToolsLauncher.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="DevToolsLauncher.exe" OR Processes.process_name="devtoolslauncher.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~ ("DevToolsLauncher.exe")
or FileName =~ "devtoolslauncher.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("DevToolsLauncher.exe") or
process.name : "devtoolslauncher.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['devtoolslauncher.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DevToolsLauncher.exe | 7 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10586.35 → 10.0.28000.2804 | Win10 1511 → Win11 26H1 (6) | Winbindex |
All 7 parsed builds · 9 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6c4e5d3d9164… | 10.0.28000.2804 | x64 | DevToolsLauncher.exe | Win11 26H1 | Winbindex | ||
| bff7d73728cb… | 10.0.26100.9278 | x64 | DevToolsLauncher.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ca67ef48454d… | 10.0.17763.1 | x64 | DevToolsLauncher.exe | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 6620afc1ccb9… | 10.0.14393.4169 | x64 | DevToolsLauncher.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| e7dcdc2c875c… | 10.0.17134.1 | x64 | DevToolsLauncher.exe | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 37aba5926f33… | 10.0.10586.35 | x86 | DevToolsLauncher.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 37566c88d73f… | 10.0.10586.35 | x64 | DevToolsLauncher.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.