Library / LOLBin
imewdbld.exe
Microsoft IME Open Extended Dictionary Module · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
imewdbld.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\imewdbld.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'imewdbld.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="imewdbld.exe" OR Processes.process_name="imewdbld.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~ ("imewdbld.exe")
or FileName =~ "imewdbld.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("imewdbld.exe") or
process.name : "imewdbld.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['imewdbld.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| imewdbld.exe | 17 | x64, x86 | 10.0.14393.2608 → 15.0.10586.672 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (9) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 17 parsed builds · 23 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3a3046241924… | 10.0.28000.2804 | x64 | imewdbld.exe | Win11 26H1 | Winbindex | ||
| 27ea09f9c87b… | 10.0.28000.2804 | x86 | imewdbld.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c47f8ccdcfee… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x86 | imewdbld.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 8485df8a54d5… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x64 | imewdbld.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 08032fc66c39… | 10.0.17763.9376 | x86 | imewdbld.exe | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 78956713b79e… | 10.0.14393.2608 | x86 | imewdbld.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 1c9dd63ee48d… | 10.0.14393.2608 | x64 | imewdbld.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ae9dd7fe99fc… | 10.0.17763.2989 | x64 | imewdbld.exe | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 83403103deed… | 10.0.26100.5074 | x64 | imewdbld.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 18a11df50339… | 10.0.26100.5074 | x86 | imewdbld.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 0abe88989c58… | 15.0.10240.19235 | x86 | imewdbld.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c0795ea5b909… | 15.0.10240.18036 | x64 | imewdbld.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ad1fe7517fa5… | 10.0.22000.1 | x64 | imewdbld.exe | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| beb6cf40bcf2… | 10.0.15063.608 | x86 | imewdbld.exe | Win10 1703 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 64269660b59a… | 10.0.15063.608 | x64 | imewdbld.exe | Win10 1703 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| a91a50f18f52… | 15.0.10586.672 | x86 | imewdbld.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 419cf3ca34c1… | 15.0.10586.672 | x64 | imewdbld.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.