Library / LOLBin
msbuild.exe
MSBuild.exe · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
MSBuild.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\msbuild.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'MSBuild.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="MSBuild.exe" OR Processes.process_name="msbuild.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~ ("MSBuild.exe")
or FileName =~ "msbuild.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("MSBuild.exe") or
process.name : "msbuild.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['msbuild.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSBuild.exe | 24 | x64, x86 | 4.6.79.0 → 4.8.10001.0 | Win10 1507 → Win11 24H2 (18) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 24 parsed builds · 2 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3d2b22b6bc51… | 4.8.9032.0 | x64 | MSBuild.exe | Win11 22H2 … Win11 24H2 (3) | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 151d0125c20c… | 4.8.9032.0 | x86 | MSBuild.exe | Win11 22H2 … Win11 24H2 (3) | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| ed9884bac608… | 4.8.4084.0 | x86 | MSBuild.exe | Win10 2004 … Win10 22H2 (5) | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 6891da439a64… | 4.8.4084.0 | x64 | MSBuild.exe | Win10 2004 … Win10 22H2 (5) | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| b25346ac4809… | 4.8.4161.0 | x64 | MSBuild.exe | Win11 21H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 0da56bd07a48… | 4.8.4161.0 | x86 | MSBuild.exe | Win11 21H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| fc060ced6b0c… | 4.8.3752.0 | x64 | MSBuild.exe | Win10 1903, Win10 1909 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 8b26eba4d0e3… | 4.8.3752.0 | x86 | MSBuild.exe | Win10 1903, Win10 1909 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| e748ce2ff9f7… | 4.7.3190.0 | x64 | MSBuild.exe | Win10 1809 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| b60eb62f6c24… | 4.7.3190.0 | x86 | MSBuild.exe | Win10 1809 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 38ee30c06fe2… | 4.7.3056.0 | x64 | MSBuild.exe | Win10 1803 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 2ca7cf7146fb… | 4.7.3056.0 | x86 | MSBuild.exe | Win10 1803 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 948bb7fc857f… | 4.7.2556.0 | x86 | MSBuild.exe | Win10 1709 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 53e77c6ba6bf… | 4.7.2556.0 | x64 | MSBuild.exe | Win10 1709 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 669b684b3a59… | 4.7.2046.0 | x64 | MSBuild.exe | Win10 1703 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 24fcee910c77… | 4.7.2046.0 | x86 | MSBuild.exe | Win10 1703 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| e37036167936… | 4.6.1586.0 | x86 | MSBuild.exe | Win10 1607 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| bfc86d34de0f… | 4.6.1586.0 | x64 | MSBuild.exe | Win10 1607 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| ce592efebb54… | 4.6.1038.0 | x64 | MSBuild.exe | Win10 1511 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 2c75ad03937e… | 4.6.1038.0 | x86 | MSBuild.exe | Win10 1511 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| f8cfd495df58… | 4.6.79.0 | x86 | MSBuild.exe | Win10 1507 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 69e8089b969f… | 4.6.79.0 | x64 | MSBuild.exe | Win10 1507 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| e7ccd2a67581… | 4.8.10001.0 | x86 | MSBuild.exe | Host scan | ✓ | ||
| 18c94b58519e… | 4.8.10001.0 | x64 | MSBuild.exe | Host scan | ✓ |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.