Library / LOLBin
dsdbutil.exe
NT5DS · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
dsDbUtil.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\dsdbutil.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'dsDbUtil.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="dsDbUtil.exe" OR Processes.process_name="dsdbutil.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~ ("dsDbUtil.exe")
or FileName =~ "dsdbutil.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("dsDbUtil.exe") or
process.name : "dsdbutil.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['dsdbutil.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dsDbUtil.exe | 13 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.19685 → 10.0.28000.2605 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (8) | Winbindex |
All 13 parsed builds · 12 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fa38a1bf33b5… | 10.0.28000.2605 | x64 | dsDbUtil.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| a792f658b6f7… | 10.0.28000.2336 | x86 | dsDbUtil.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 9b108ec20871… | 10.0.26100.8521 | x64 | dsDbUtil.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 42ab3de16b28… | 10.0.26100.8521 | x86 | dsDbUtil.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 13ee2c10e03f… | 10.0.14393.5648 | x86 | dsDbUtil.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 094c9dc06871… | 10.0.14393.5648 | x64 | dsDbUtil.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 8957563aeb54… | 10.0.10240.19685 | x64 | dsDbUtil.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 0839cb38a86f… | 10.0.10240.19685 | x86 | dsDbUtil.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 82e3151f144b… | 10.0.19041.2486 | x64 | dsDbUtil.exe | Win10 20H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| f324fe1732d4… | 10.0.19041.844 | x64 | dsDbUtil.exe | Win10 2004, Win10 20H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c5b77517bff3… | 10.0.19041.844 | x86 | dsDbUtil.exe | Win10 2004, Win10 20H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ade966d0aac5… | 10.0.18362.628 | x64 | dsDbUtil.exe | Win10 1903, Win10 1909 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 3da7b61dd7b3… | 10.0.18362.628 | x86 | dsDbUtil.exe | Win10 1903, Win10 1909 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.