Library / Windows
scrcons.exe
WMI Standard Event Consumer - scripting · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 7
OriginalFilename
ScrCons
Differs from file name
Gotchas
- OriginalFilename doesn't match the file name: a rule using
OriginalFileName: scrcons.exenever fires.
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\scrcons.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'ScrCons'
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="ScrCons" OR Processes.process_name="scrcons.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~ ("ScrCons")
or FileName =~ "scrcons.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("ScrCons") or
process.name : "scrcons.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['scrcons'].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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScrCons | 6 | x64 | 10.0.10240.17797 → 10.0.28000.1896 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (6) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 1 |
All 6 parsed builds · 14 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 877426e95dbe… | 10.0.28000.1896 | x64 | ScrCons | Win11 26H1 | Winbindex | ||
| e99cba8b5ede… | 10.0.26100.7019 | x64 | ScrCons | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 87d8af6c1c73… | 10.0.26100.1882 | x64 | ScrCons | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| e4aa4dbff38e… | 10.0.10240.17797 | x64 | ScrCons | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 7154b0624717… | 10.0.14393.0 | x64 | ScrCons | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| cd9cab47d032… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | ScrCons | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.