Library / LOLBin
dnscmd.exe
DNS Command Line Admin Utility · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
dnscmd.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\dnscmd.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'dnscmd.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="dnscmd.exe" OR Processes.process_name="dnscmd.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~ ("dnscmd.exe")
or FileName =~ "dnscmd.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("dnscmd.exe") or
process.name : "dnscmd.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['dnscmd.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dnscmd.exe | 11 | x64 | 10.0.10586.589 → 10.0.28000.3231 | Win10 1511 → Win11 26H1 (11) | Winbindex |
All 11 parsed builds · 5 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b114431bf7f4… | 10.0.28000.3231 | x64 | dnscmd.exe | Win11 26H1 | Winbindex | ||
| 2710ca68c609… | 10.0.26100.9711 | x64 | dnscmd.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 74abf6fddd90… | 10.0.14393.9611 | x64 | dnscmd.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 834507fdf36e… | 10.0.17763.9245 | x64 | dnscmd.exe | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 2d7b60b1982d… | 10.0.19041.1645 | x64 | dnscmd.exe | Win10 20H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 5d47f5a4f78c… | 10.0.18362.1440 | x64 | dnscmd.exe | Win10 1909 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 06cea1faf952… | 10.0.19041.867 | x64 | dnscmd.exe | Win10 2004 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 75af2df2ba41… | 10.0.18362.1082 | x64 | dnscmd.exe | Win10 1903, Win10 1909 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 28c7f30f9fce… | 10.0.16299.1059 | x64 | dnscmd.exe | Win10 1709 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| b8446add42f9… | 10.0.17134.753 | x64 | dnscmd.exe | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 16d21c3ae37c… | 10.0.10586.589 | x64 | dnscmd.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.