Library / Windows

dpnsvr.exe

DirectPlay Stub · Microsoft Corporation

WindowsParsed

OriginalFilename

  • wcodstub.dll

Differs from file nameNames a DLLShared with other binaries

Gotchas

  • OriginalFilename names a DLL (wcodstub.dll), not an executable. Rules expecting .exe values miss it.
  • OriginalFilename doesn't match the file name: a rule using OriginalFileName: dpnsvr.exe never fires.
  • Same OriginalFilename as dplaysvr.exe, so OriginalFilename alone can't tell them apart.

Query snippets

logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
detection:
  selection:
    - Image|endswith: '\dpnsvr.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'wcodstub.dll'
  condition: selection

process_creation logsource. Sigma string matching is case-insensitive.

Values across builds

OriginalFilenameBuildsArchFile versionWindows releasesSourceSysmon
wcodstub.dll2x64, x8610.0.26100.4202Host scan

InternalName: wcodstub.dll · Product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

All 2 parsed builds
SHA256VersionArchOriginalFilenameWindows releasesSignatureSourceSysmon
7bacf93d7efd…10.0.26100.4202x64wcodstub.dllHost scan
0a89b5a50312…10.0.26100.4202x86wcodstub.dllHost scan

Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.