Library / Windows
dns.exe
Domain Name System (DNS) Server · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsParsedSigma refs: 5
OriginalFilename
dns.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\dns.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'dns.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="dns.exe" OR Processes.process_name="dns.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~ ("dns.exe")
or FileName =~ "dns.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("dns.exe") or
process.name : "dns.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['dns.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dns.exe | 14 | x64 | 10.0.10240.17113 → 10.0.28000.3231 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (13) | Winbindex |
All 14 parsed builds
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cbce57088ca5… | 10.0.28000.3231 | x64 | dns.exe | Win11 26H1 | Winbindex | ||
| 4a04d2e1bbe5… | 10.0.17763.9376 | x64 | dns.exe | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 20ae51a9498e… | 10.0.14393.9611 | x64 | dns.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 2b8ec269ae49… | 10.0.26100.7309 | x64 | dns.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| af7107d2685e… | 10.0.19041.1949 | x64 | dns.exe | Win10 20H2 | Winbindex | ||
| e8f670a2dc65… | 10.0.19041.1288 | x64 | dns.exe | Win10 2004, Win10 20H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 050a9244ebf3… | 10.0.18362.1440 | x64 | dns.exe | Win10 1909 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 7a059e4c56cd… | 10.0.15063.1206 | x64 | dns.exe | Win10 1703 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 4e4d91922d14… | 10.0.18362.1316 | x64 | dns.exe | Win10 1909 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| e558ecc705a3… | 10.0.18362.959 | x64 | dns.exe | Win10 1903 | Winbindex | ||
| bc34eddd2dd3… | 10.0.16299.1419 | x64 | dns.exe | Win10 1709 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| b434b551e6c7… | 10.0.17134.1038 | x64 | dns.exe | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 1ca6a40a4820… | 10.0.10586.1176 | x64 | dns.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| cf5923cd6a0d… | 10.0.10240.17113 | x64 | dns.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.