Library / Windows
ntoskrnl.exe
NT Kernel & System · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 1
OriginalFilename
ntkrnlmp.exe
Differs from file name
Gotchas
- OriginalFilename doesn't match the file name: a rule using
OriginalFileName: ntoskrnl.exenever fires.
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\ntoskrnl.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'ntkrnlmp.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="ntkrnlmp.exe" OR Processes.process_name="ntoskrnl.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~ ("ntkrnlmp.exe")
or FileName =~ "ntoskrnl.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("ntkrnlmp.exe") or
process.name : "ntoskrnl.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['ntkrnlmp.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ntkrnlmp.exe | 20 | x64 | 10.0.10240.21161 → 10.0.28000.3231 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (20) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 1 |
All 20 parsed builds · 1 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0e04b67c16f0… | 10.0.28000.3231 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win11 26H1 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 4a6af9a3dbbe… | 10.0.26100.9711 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win11 24H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 6a94366b060c… | 10.0.22621.7649 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win11 23H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 01abce537185… | 10.0.19041.7802 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win10 21H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 15231cca3b38… | 10.0.17763.9376 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win10 1809 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| b97b77c9345f… | 10.0.14393.9611 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win10 1607 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 3255a69b65c2… | 10.0.22621.6060 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win11 22H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 48cb578d39c0… | 10.0.10240.21161 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win10 1507 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| e64c39474974… | 10.0.26100.6584 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 1c53302f1711… | 10.0.19041.6392 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win10 22H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 913bc1ae4f89… | 10.0.22000.3260 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win11 21H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| eace65a06bab… | 10.0.19041.2965 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win10 20H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 96880d230120… | 10.0.18362.2274 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win10 1909 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 919599fa3c8e… | 10.0.19041.1415 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win10 2004 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| fd167e59573a… | 10.0.19041.928 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win10 2004, Win10 21H1 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 44b4ed382585… | 10.0.17134.2208 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win10 1803 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 73657a669929… | 10.0.15063.2679 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win10 1703 | Winbindex | ||
| e4acc215a358… | 10.0.18362.1256 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win10 1903 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 21aaf1aabe51… | 10.0.16299.2166 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win10 1709 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| b59339803bc6… | 10.0.10586.1540 | x64 | ntkrnlmp.exe | Win10 1511 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.