Library / Windows

svchost.exe

Host Process for Windows Services · Microsoft Corporation

WindowsSysmon-confirmedLOLRMM: OverlordSigma refs: 38

OriginalFilename

  • svchost.exe

Name reused by an RMM tool

Gotchas

  • LOLRMM lists Overlord as shipping a file named svchost.exe. That's a different binary reusing the name; this page covers the one parsed below. Rename detection on OriginalFilename separates them.

Query snippets

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

process_creation logsource. Sigma string matching is case-insensitive.

Values across builds

OriginalFilenameBuildsArchFile versionWindows releasesSourceSysmon
svchost.exe22x64, x8610.0.10240.19235 → 10.0.28000.1896Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (13)Host scan, Winbindex✓ 2

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

All 22 parsed builds · 14 Windows release groups not verifiable
SHA256VersionArchOriginalFilenameWindows releasesSignatureSourceSysmon
42e1dafde109…10.0.28000.1896x64svchost.exeWin11 26H1Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
2b404387f97f…10.0.28000.1896x86svchost.exeWin11 26H1Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
3abd5dca193d…10.0.26100.8737x86svchost.exeWin11 24H2Signed (Overlay)Host scan, Winbindex✓
1222a44a5fdb…10.0.26100.8737x64svchost.exeWin11 24H2Signed (Overlay)Host scan, Winbindex✓
74c8dfd7bb0d…10.0.14393.8864x64svchost.exeWin10 1607Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
49b88247f7e1…10.0.14393.8864x86svchost.exeWin10 1607Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
c0053ec8fad2…10.0.26100.5074x86svchost.exeWin11 24H2, Win11 25H2Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
53a39b900e3b…10.0.26100.5074x64svchost.exeWin11 24H2, Win11 25H2Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
77117870a582…10.0.10240.19235x64svchost.exeWin10 1507Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
09080e344200…10.0.10240.19235x86svchost.exeWin10 1507Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
196512d0985f…10.0.22000.527x86svchost.exeWin11 21H2Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
0ad27dc6b692…10.0.22000.527x64svchost.exeWin11 21H2Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
e9c5a42bdcca…10.0.17763.2989x64svchost.exeWin10 1809Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
df18cd20b8a1…10.0.17763.2989x86svchost.exeWin10 1809Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
f3feb95e7bcf…10.0.19041.1566x64svchost.exeWin10 20H2Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
e488bb5672b1…10.0.19041.1566x86svchost.exeWin10 20H2Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
643ec58e82e0…10.0.19041.546x64svchost.exeWin10 2004 … Win10 21H2 (4)Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
5c3257b277f1…10.0.19041.546x86svchost.exeWin10 2004 … Win10 21H2 (4)Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
9be0f20bb5f3…10.0.17134.1276x64svchost.exeWin10 1803Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
59f4d42056bc…10.0.17134.1276x86svchost.exeWin10 1803Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
9f9425fe5725…10.0.10586.0x86svchost.exeWin10 1511Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
5d00bbeb147e…10.0.10586.0x64svchost.exeWin10 1511Signed (Overlay)Winbindex

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