Library / Windows
sihost.exe
Shell Infrastructure Host · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 3
OriginalFilename
sihost.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\sihost.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'sihost.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="sihost.exe" OR Processes.process_name="sihost.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~ ("sihost.exe")
or FileName =~ "sihost.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("sihost.exe") or
process.name : "sihost.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['sihost.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sihost.exe | 9 | x64 | 10.0.10240.18818 → 10.0.28000.2804 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (13) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 1 |
All 9 parsed builds · 7 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4ce5a16ef3df… | 10.0.28000.2804 | x64 | sihost.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| a0fe43136d77… | 10.0.26100.9278 | x64 | sihost.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| c583457c0c35… | 10.0.17763.9376 | x64 | sihost.exe | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| b72fac49085f… | 10.0.14393.4169 | x64 | sihost.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 10ae55095efb… | 10.0.26100.5074 | x64 | sihost.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 8284faa4a5c3… | 10.0.10240.18818 | x64 | sihost.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 8ee21a0ba884… | 10.0.19041.746 | x64 | sihost.exe | Win10 2004 … Win10 22H2 (5) | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 2ff712d889f9… | 10.0.17134.1967 | x64 | sihost.exe | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 04b9882f5ea3… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | sihost.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.