Library / LOLBin
shell32.dll
Windows Shell Common Dll · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
SHELL32.DLL
Casing changed across builds
Gotchas
- Casing differs across builds (
SHELL32.DLL,shell32.dll). Case-sensitive comparisons (Elastic KQL on keyword fields,==in KQL/EQL) miss some builds.
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\shell32.dll'
- OriginalFileName: 'SHELL32.DLL'
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="SHELL32.DLL" OR Processes.process_name="shell32.dll")
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~ ("SHELL32.DLL")
or FileName =~ "shell32.dll"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("SHELL32.DLL") or
process.name : "shell32.dll")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['shell32.dll'].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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELL32.DLL | 34 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.21161 → 10.0.28000.3231 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (20) | Winbindex | |
| shell32.dll | 6 | x64, x86 | 10.0.14393.9611 → 10.0.28000.3231 | Win10 1607 → Win11 26H1 (5) | Winbindex |
All 40 parsed builds · 2 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90b64cdb9ee5… | 10.0.28000.3231 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win11 26H1 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 6239a0eb10f8… | 10.0.28000.3231 | x64 | shell32.dll | Win11 26H1 | Winbindex | ||
| c7eaa989d1bd… | 10.0.26100.9711 | x64 | shell32.dll | Win11 24H2 | Winbindex | ||
| 38a563d08fcc… | 10.0.26100.9711 | x86 | shell32.dll | Win11 24H2 | Winbindex | ||
| a8d685234c20… | 10.0.22621.7649 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win11 23H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| fabde18eb084… | 10.0.19041.7802 | x64 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 21H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 78c64e9312ea… | 10.0.19041.7802 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 21H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| d9bba817e297… | 10.0.14393.9611 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 1607 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 6c3deafc2fe8… | 10.0.14393.9611 | x64 | shell32.dll | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 9415c104a7f3… | 10.0.17763.9121 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 1809 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 51f1e0e8cf44… | 10.0.22621.7219 | x64 | SHELL32.DLL | Win11 23H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 92d2135f21c8… | 10.0.22621.6060 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win11 22H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 47c7373d2aa7… | 10.0.22621.6060 | x64 | SHELL32.DLL | Win11 22H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 44283b8eaf86… | 10.0.10240.21161 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 1507 | Winbindex | ||
| 20927861b975… | 10.0.10240.21161 | x64 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 1507 | Winbindex | ||
| bd11e617c092… | 10.0.26100.6584 | x64 | SHELL32.DLL | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 0ae0c81938c2… | 10.0.26100.6584 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 98c702277d7c… | 10.0.19041.6396 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 22H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 7efec5148833… | 10.0.19041.6396 | x64 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 22H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 6428d5c215bb… | 10.0.17763.7553 | x64 | shell32.dll | Win10 1809 | Winbindex | ||
| 6ddf5d3ef4a3… | 10.0.22000.3079 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win11 21H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 249dd0fceeff… | 10.0.22000.3019 | x64 | SHELL32.DLL | Win11 21H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 5db83c3a7a5b… | 10.0.19041.2788 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 20H2, Win10 22H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 03b7a32454ae… | 10.0.19041.2788 | x64 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 20H2, Win10 22H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 6ec04de7af3e… | 10.0.19041.2673 | x64 | shell32.dll | Win10 20H2 | Winbindex | ||
| c77db04d5fe9… | 10.0.18362.2274 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 1909 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 8c0e5fc20f91… | 10.0.18362.2158 | x64 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 1909 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| be3abfc607f3… | 10.0.19041.1387 | x64 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 2004 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 44697edfcc99… | 10.0.19041.1387 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 2004 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| fcba0fb863d9… | 10.0.19041.906 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 2004, Win10 21H1 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| b2a44ea6faac… | 10.0.17134.2208 | x64 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 1803 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 3364470d7520… | 10.0.17134.2208 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 1803 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| f136e9200e34… | 10.0.15063.2614 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 1703 | Winbindex | ||
| 1d6d4f0d6304… | 10.0.15063.2614 | x64 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 1703 | Winbindex | ||
| fc94c73da318… | 10.0.18362.1237 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 1903 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 32f4a02472eb… | 10.0.18362.1237 | x64 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 1903 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 34e088591242… | 10.0.16299.2107 | x64 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 1709 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 2e568a6831d4… | 10.0.16299.2107 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 1709 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 58bdbe0d2597… | 10.0.10586.1478 | x86 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 1511 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 3df5ae6308a0… | 10.0.10586.1478 | x64 | SHELL32.DLL | Win10 1511 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.