Library / Windows
powershell.exe
Windows PowerShell · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 234
OriginalFilename
PowerShell.EXE
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\powershell.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'PowerShell.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="PowerShell.EXE" OR Processes.process_name="powershell.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~ ("PowerShell.EXE")
or FileName =~ "powershell.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("PowerShell.EXE") or
process.name : "powershell.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['powershell.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerShell.EXE | 14 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.28000.3086 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (11) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 14 parsed builds · 18 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83cb654d3fd2… | 10.0.28000.3086 | x64 | PowerShell.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 0b3ac67c25f7… | 10.0.28000.3086 | x86 | PowerShell.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ad1be8f59817… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x86 | PowerShell.EXE | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 60c9b2984362… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x64 | PowerShell.EXE | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| ba4038fd20e4… | 10.0.14393.206 | x64 | PowerShell.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 813350226600… | 10.0.14393.206 | x86 | PowerShell.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 3bfedaaa40d9… | 10.0.26100.5074 | x86 | PowerShell.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| 0ff6f2c94bc7… | 10.0.26100.5074 | x64 | PowerShell.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| 9f914d42706f… | 10.0.19041.546 | x64 | PowerShell.EXE | Win10 2004 … Win10 22H2 (5) | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 73a3c4aef5de… | 10.0.19041.546 | x86 | PowerShell.EXE | Win10 2004 … Win10 22H2 (5) | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| bf6eccdaafaa… | 10.0.10586.0 | x86 | PowerShell.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 65554b6cabe2… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | PowerShell.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c15644ddea9f… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x86 | PowerShell.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 8787d4b62488… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x64 | PowerShell.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.