Library / LOLBin
findstr.exe
Find String (QGREP) Utility · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
FINDSTR.EXE
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\findstr.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'FINDSTR.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="FINDSTR.EXE" OR Processes.process_name="findstr.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~ ("FINDSTR.EXE")
or FileName =~ "findstr.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("FINDSTR.EXE") or
process.name : "findstr.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['findstr.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINDSTR.EXE | 12 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.28000.2804 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (6) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 12 parsed builds · 28 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a6d8821ff2f8… | 10.0.28000.2804 | x86 | FINDSTR.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 5ed347df3b7a… | 10.0.28000.2804 | x64 | FINDSTR.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 867816f8a714… | 10.0.26100.7019 | x64 | FINDSTR.EXE | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 6902a39b3419… | 10.0.26100.7019 | x86 | FINDSTR.EXE | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 46bdb9125c43… | 10.0.26100.1150 | x64 | FINDSTR.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| eb3fc3c02880… | 10.0.26100.1 | x86 | FINDSTR.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| ea0c8f0ccb34… | 10.0.14393.0 | x86 | FINDSTR.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 2956f7bc8634… | 10.0.14393.0 | x64 | FINDSTR.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| d90fce5f0a3f… | 10.0.10586.0 | x86 | FINDSTR.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 7cb0f8324363… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | FINDSTR.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 1c639fbba837… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x64 | FINDSTR.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 18d401b5afcd… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x86 | FINDSTR.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.