Library / LOLBin
msiexec.exe
Windows® installer · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
msiexec.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\msiexec.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'msiexec.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="msiexec.exe" OR Processes.process_name="msiexec.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~ ("msiexec.exe")
or FileName =~ "msiexec.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("msiexec.exe") or
process.name : "msiexec.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['msiexec.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| msiexec.exe | 22 | x64, x86 | 5.0.10240.20710 → 5.0.28000.3231 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (14) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 22 parsed builds · 16 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4641ee7b3edc… | 5.0.28000.3231 | x64 | msiexec.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 30a677eb255c… | 5.0.28000.3231 | x86 | msiexec.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c25e7e400a66… | 5.0.26100.9711 | x86 | msiexec.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 6c63cfd4cb36… | 5.0.26100.9711 | x64 | msiexec.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 4839ed3eb8bb… | 5.0.22621.7649 | x86 | msiexec.exe | Win11 23H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 99ba8b4b9470… | 5.0.19041.7802 | x64 | msiexec.exe | Win10 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| e428c55e7c5d… | 5.0.17763.9376 | x64 | msiexec.exe | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| f63b31e95072… | 5.0.14393.9611 | x86 | msiexec.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 4aa0d7beb53f… | 5.0.14393.9611 | x64 | msiexec.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 677417ba3ad8… | 5.0.26100.5074 | x64 | msiexec.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| 34e2e75cb862… | 5.0.26100.5074 | x86 | msiexec.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| c80d4176f4b3… | 5.0.10240.20710 | x64 | msiexec.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 83f8fb927042… | 5.0.10240.20710 | x86 | msiexec.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 3247cf2a21f4… | 5.0.19041.2193 | x86 | msiexec.exe | Win10 20H2 … Win10 22H2 (3) | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| d7a94ce4c507… | 5.0.17134.228 | x64 | msiexec.exe | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 6f55350ad776… | 5.0.17134.228 | x86 | msiexec.exe | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 3f4ee01013a9… | 5.0.15063.1266 | x86 | msiexec.exe | Win10 1703 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 004c71d1cc70… | 5.0.15063.1266 | x64 | msiexec.exe | Win10 1703 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| f64a1393b51c… | 5.0.16299.611 | x64 | msiexec.exe | Win10 1709 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 44db8e945d0a… | 5.0.16299.611 | x86 | msiexec.exe | Win10 1709 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| f5209c938d1f… | 5.0.10586.0 | x86 | msiexec.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 8288274dd29b… | 5.0.10586.0 | x64 | msiexec.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.