Library / LOLBin
reg.exe
Registry Console Tool · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
reg.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\reg.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'reg.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="reg.exe" OR Processes.process_name="reg.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~ ("reg.exe")
or FileName =~ "reg.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("reg.exe") or
process.name : "reg.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['reg.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| reg.exe | 14 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.28000.1896 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (10) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 14 parsed builds · 22 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b905d255e891… | 10.0.28000.1896 | x64 | reg.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 4c91d5a369c3… | 10.0.28000.1896 | x86 | reg.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ef37663b44ac… | 10.0.26100.5074 | x64 | reg.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 91b607a875e9… | 10.0.26100.5074 | x86 | reg.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| fa035fe1340c… | 10.0.22000.653 | x86 | reg.exe | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 4ed2a27860fa… | 10.0.18362.476 | x64 | reg.exe | Win10 1903, Win10 1909 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 45eff48450c1… | 10.0.18362.476 | x86 | reg.exe | Win10 1903, Win10 1909 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| e3046d83040d… | 10.0.17763.1 | x86 | reg.exe | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| cbb9f8d012cb… | 10.0.14393.0 | x86 | reg.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 9e28034ce3ae… | 10.0.14393.0 | x64 | reg.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 35c036facafb… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | reg.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 34ab0dd6d065… | 10.0.10586.0 | x86 | reg.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| e4721b35e0b2… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x64 | reg.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 6b7560636f1b… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x86 | reg.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.