Library / Windows
mqsvc.exe
Message Queuing Service · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsParsedSigma refs: 1
OriginalFilename
MQSVC.EXE
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\mqsvc.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'MQSVC.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="MQSVC.EXE" OR Processes.process_name="mqsvc.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~ ("MQSVC.EXE")
or FileName =~ "mqsvc.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("MQSVC.EXE") or
process.name : "mqsvc.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['mqsvc.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MQSVC.EXE | 3 | x64 | 5.0.1.1 → 10.0.10240.20915 | Win10 1507 → Win11 24H2 (3) | Winbindex |
All 3 parsed builds · 6 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d88eeb1500c5… | 5.0.1.1 | x64 | MQSVC.EXE | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| bb00c9d9483d… | 5.0.1.1 | x64 | MQSVC.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 443391f6bfda… | 10.0.10240.20915 | x64 | MQSVC.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.