Library / LOLBin
sc.exe
Service Control Manager Configuration Tool · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
sc.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\sc.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'sc.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="sc.exe" OR Processes.process_name="sc.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~ ("sc.exe")
or FileName =~ "sc.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("sc.exe") or
process.name : "sc.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['sc.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sc.exe | 10 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.28000.1896 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (6) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 10 parsed builds · 28 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f4146eac9a05… | 10.0.28000.1896 | x86 | sc.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 1880d7836af1… | 10.0.28000.1896 | x64 | sc.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| a452bfcb6000… | 10.0.26100.4484 | x64 | sc.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 42167403ed27… | 10.0.26100.4484 | x86 | sc.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| b6ce75e1d5b4… | 10.0.14393.0 | x86 | sc.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 8a775b86ce1a… | 10.0.14393.0 | x64 | sc.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 9530f19fa267… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | sc.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 3fa82ae9766d… | 10.0.10586.0 | x86 | sc.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c31d04bf1dbc… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x86 | sc.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 5b9cb431bb05… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x64 | sc.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.