Library / Windows
msdtc.exe
Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator Service · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 2
OriginalFilename
MSDTC.EXE
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\msdtc.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'MSDTC.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="MSDTC.EXE" OR Processes.process_name="msdtc.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~ ("MSDTC.EXE")
or FileName =~ "msdtc.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("MSDTC.EXE") or
process.name : "msdtc.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['msdtc.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSDTC.EXE | 7 | x64 | 2001.12.10941.16384 → 2001.12.10941.16506 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e14b0fa4c48f… | 2001.12.10941.16384 | x64 | MSDTC.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| bc1f5e9adfd3… | 2001.12.10941.16384 | x64 | MSDTC.EXE | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 299b2808e244… | 2001.12.10941.16384 | x64 | MSDTC.EXE | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c1866b5cb01f… | 2001.12.10941.16384 | x64 | MSDTC.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 99750b504de9… | 2001.12.10941.16506 | x64 | MSDTC.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 72db45ca11fe… | 2001.12.10941.16384 | x64 | MSDTC.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| f275645f4f0d… | 2001.12.10941.16384 | x64 | MSDTC.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.