Library / Windows
msmpeng.exe
Antimalware Service Executable · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsParsedSigma refs: 8
OriginalFilename
MsMpEng.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\msmpeng.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'MsMpEng.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="MsMpEng.exe" OR Processes.process_name="msmpeng.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~ ("MsMpEng.exe")
or FileName =~ "msmpeng.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("MsMpEng.exe") or
process.name : "msmpeng.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['msmpeng.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MsMpEng.exe | 13 | x64 | 4.8.10240.20793 → 4.18.25080.5 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (20) | Winbindex |
All 13 parsed builds
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c02655606c19… | 4.18.25080.5 | x64 | MsMpEng.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 26H1 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 2ccb6063389f… | 4.18.1909.6 | x64 | MsMpEng.exe | Win10 2004 … Win10 22H2 (5) | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| b147cc9a14b9… | 4.18.1807.18075 | x64 | MsMpEng.exe | Win10 1809 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 15d57684b9ab… | 4.10.14393.4651 | x64 | MsMpEng.exe | Win10 1607 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 7acd545afee1… | 4.18.23110.3 | x64 | MsMpEng.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 1e2c72a7aa74… | 4.8.10240.20793 | x64 | MsMpEng.exe | Win10 1507 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 22d726ed1539… | 4.18.2104.10 | x64 | MsMpEng.exe | Win11 21H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 0c60e5d6bb49… | 4.18.2201.11 | x64 | MsMpEng.exe | Win11 22H2, Win11 23H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| ad13be9f051b… | 4.18.1902.5 | x64 | MsMpEng.exe | Win10 1903, Win10 1909 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| b8420008604a… | 4.13.17134.1967 | x64 | MsMpEng.exe | Win10 1803 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| ee90f872f629… | 4.11.15063.2614 | x64 | MsMpEng.exe | Win10 1703 | Winbindex | ||
| 07a357538a50… | 4.12.16299.1004 | x64 | MsMpEng.exe | Win10 1709 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 8399118b9a7a… | 4.9.10586.1478 | x64 | MsMpEng.exe | Win10 1511 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.