Library / Windows

secedit.exe

Windows Security Configuration Editor Command Tool · Microsoft Corporation

WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 1

OriginalFilename

  • SeCEdit

Differs from file name

Gotchas

  • OriginalFilename doesn't match the file name: a rule using OriginalFileName: secedit.exe never fires.

Query snippets

logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
detection:
  selection:
    - Image|endswith: '\secedit.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'SeCEdit'
  condition: selection

process_creation logsource. Sigma string matching is case-insensitive.

Values across builds

OriginalFilenameBuildsArchFile versionWindows releasesSourceSysmon
SeCEdit10x64, x8610.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.26100.7019Win10 1507 → Win11 25H2 (5)Host scan, Winbindex✓ 2

InternalName: SeCEdit · Product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

All 10 parsed builds · 28 Windows release groups not verifiable
SHA256VersionArchOriginalFilenameWindows releasesSignatureSourceSysmon
bead137f1d54…10.0.26100.7019x64SeCEditWin11 24H2UnsignedHost scan, Winbindex✓
4cdf95ef7bec…10.0.26100.7019x86SeCEditWin11 24H2UnsignedHost scan, Winbindex✓
fb968ba2416a…10.0.26100.1882x86SeCEditWin11 24H2, Win11 25H2UnsignedWinbindex
594cfc0512b6…10.0.26100.1882x64SeCEditWin11 24H2, Win11 25H2UnsignedWinbindex
72d0ea92ab75…10.0.14393.0x86SeCEditWin10 1607UnsignedWinbindex
512a82b38133…10.0.14393.0x64SeCEditWin10 1607UnsignedWinbindex
453f31a80a4c…10.0.10586.0x64SeCEditWin10 1511UnsignedWinbindex
2982c474fefc…10.0.10586.0x86SeCEditWin10 1511UnsignedWinbindex
dcdc5adc775d…10.0.10240.16384x64SeCEditWin10 1507UnsignedWinbindex
4e9a86ffd569…10.0.10240.16384x86SeCEditWin10 1507UnsignedWinbindex

Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.