Library / LOLBin
msconfig.exe
System Configuration Utility · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
msconfig.EXE
Some builds lack OriginalFilename
Gotchas
- 1 observed build carry no OriginalFilename at all.
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\msconfig.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'msconfig.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="msconfig.EXE" OR Processes.process_name="msconfig.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~ ("msconfig.EXE")
or FileName =~ "msconfig.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("msconfig.EXE") or
process.name : "msconfig.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['msconfig.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| msconfig.EXE | 10 | x64 | 10.0.10240.19003 → 10.0.28000.2804 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (13) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 1 |
| none | 1 | x64 | 1.0.0.1 | Win10 1607 | Winbindex |
All 11 parsed builds · 6 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f7b668fe595d… | 10.0.28000.2804 | x64 | msconfig.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Winbindex | ||
| 2927c4629736… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x64 | msconfig.EXE | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 62f302a1ba4c… | 1.0.0.1 | x64 | none | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 55f8c0ee2350… | 10.0.17763.2061 | x64 | msconfig.EXE | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 0a6e60cf6f59… | 10.0.26100.5074 | x64 | msconfig.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| fb580565f1f8… | 10.0.10240.19003 | x64 | msconfig.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ebc6a1019c2f… | 10.0.22000.653 | x64 | msconfig.EXE | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 93d2604f7fdf… | 10.0.19041.1110 | x64 | msconfig.EXE | Win10 2004 … Win10 22H2 (4) | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| b037bae54ffd… | 10.0.18362.1679 | x64 | msconfig.EXE | Win10 1909 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| f2ca6d1784f9… | 10.0.16299.15 | x64 | msconfig.EXE | Win10 1709 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c7a7569c1b7a… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | msconfig.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.