Library / Windows

smss.exe

Windows Session Manager · Microsoft Corporation

WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 4

OriginalFilename

  • smss.exe

Query snippets

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

process_creation logsource. Sigma string matching is case-insensitive.

Values across builds

OriginalFilenameBuildsArchFile versionWindows releasesSourceSysmon
smss.exe10x6410.0.10240.20973 → 10.0.28000.3086Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (11)Host scan, Winbindex✓ 1

InternalName: smss.exe · Product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

All 10 parsed builds · 9 Windows release groups not verifiable
SHA256VersionArchOriginalFilenameWindows releasesSignatureSourceSysmon
38e6518e0965…10.0.28000.3086x64smss.exeWin11 26H1Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
0d05e81c571a…10.0.26100.9549x64smss.exeWin11 24H2Signed (Overlay)Host scan, Winbindex✓
fe1b4be45147…10.0.14393.7870x64smss.exeWin10 1607Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
b790e8ee03dc…10.0.10240.20973x64smss.exeWin10 1507Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
26a5402f6c41…10.0.26100.5074x64smss.exeWin11 24H2, Win11 25H2Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
04b88647bcbb…10.0.17763.6893x64smss.exeWin10 1809Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
f77972f1e5ff…10.0.17134.590x64smss.exeWin10 1803Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
db9b51a3767e…10.0.16299.1059x64smss.exeWin10 1709Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
3601ce0df53f…10.0.18362.329x64smss.exeWin10 1903, Win10 1909Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
ad66d14cc18e…10.0.10586.0x64smss.exeWin10 1511Signed (Overlay)Winbindex

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