Library / Windows
fodhelper.exe
Features On Demand Helper · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 2
OriginalFilename
FodHelper.EXE
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\fodhelper.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'FodHelper.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="FodHelper.EXE" OR Processes.process_name="fodhelper.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~ ("FodHelper.EXE")
or FileName =~ "fodhelper.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("FodHelper.EXE") or
process.name : "fodhelper.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['fodhelper.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FodHelper.EXE | 7 | x64 | 10.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.28000.1896 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (7) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 1 |
All 7 parsed builds · 13 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| af75598a78b5… | 10.0.28000.1896 | x64 | FodHelper.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ec9b0d09b56f… | 10.0.26100.1150 | x64 | FodHelper.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 9d29ddd628fd… | 10.0.26100.1 | x64 | FodHelper.EXE | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 2b5089d56eb0… | 10.0.22000.71 | x64 | FodHelper.EXE | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 9f9c61c92416… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | FodHelper.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 4346962b31d9… | 10.0.14393.0 | x64 | FodHelper.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 8a003a2f25c4… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x64 | FodHelper.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.