Library / Windows
dwm.exe
Desktop Window Manager · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsSysmon-confirmedLOLRMM: TeramindSigma refs: 1
OriginalFilename
dwm.exe
Name reused by an RMM tool
Gotchas
- LOLRMM lists Teramind as shipping a file named
dwm.exe. That's a different binary reusing the name; this page covers the one parsed below. Rename detection on OriginalFilename separates them.
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\dwm.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'dwm.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="dwm.exe" OR Processes.process_name="dwm.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~ ("dwm.exe")
or FileName =~ "dwm.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("dwm.exe") or
process.name : "dwm.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['dwm.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dwm.exe | 10 | x64 | 10.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.28000.2804 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (15) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 1 |
All 10 parsed builds · 5 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1f16efcf7a1… | 10.0.28000.2804 | x64 | dwm.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 7fb9981c5866… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x64 | dwm.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 1c45a883a519… | 10.0.14393.9234 | x64 | dwm.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 5954a267c8f2… | 10.0.17763.831 | x64 | dwm.exe | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 1f7dd1ce8234… | 10.0.26100.3624 | x64 | dwm.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 0ac827c9e35c… | 10.0.19041.746 | x64 | dwm.exe | Win10 2004 … Win10 22H2 (5) | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| b39d76814ba9… | 10.0.18362.387 | x64 | dwm.exe | Win10 1903, Win10 1909 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| bcfed7d4aa09… | 10.0.17134.1098 | x64 | dwm.exe | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 48c9030acc22… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | dwm.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ebb4d57091f0… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x64 | dwm.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.