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shimgvw.dll
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OriginalFilename
shimgvw.dll
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\shimgvw.dll'
- OriginalFileName: 'shimgvw.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="shimgvw.dll" OR Processes.process_name="shimgvw.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~ ("shimgvw.dll")
or FileName =~ "shimgvw.dll"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("shimgvw.dll") or
process.name : "shimgvw.dll")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['shimgvw.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shimgvw.dll | 12 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.28000.1896 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (6) | Winbindex |
All 12 parsed builds · 28 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1cf358d5e53… | 10.0.28000.1896 | x86 | shimgvw.dll | Win11 26H1 | Winbindex | ||
| a18b79fa606f… | 10.0.28000.1896 | x64 | shimgvw.dll | Win11 26H1 | Winbindex | ||
| dce076d10958… | 10.0.26100.8115 | x86 | shimgvw.dll | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 2f172a9d7af0… | 10.0.26100.8115 | x64 | shimgvw.dll | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| b881373568b2… | 10.0.26100.1882 | x64 | shimgvw.dll | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| 7d015f39f2ab… | 10.0.26100.1882 | x86 | shimgvw.dll | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| f7f63c9e9352… | 10.0.14393.0 | x86 | shimgvw.dll | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 7d1768117e39… | 10.0.14393.0 | x64 | shimgvw.dll | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| dc6e3f205649… | 10.0.10586.0 | x86 | shimgvw.dll | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| db41bf065745… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | shimgvw.dll | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| e9963da06052… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x64 | shimgvw.dll | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 14f9c5bbfdf5… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x86 | shimgvw.dll | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.