Library / Windows
sysprep.exe
System Preparation Tool · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 1
OriginalFilename
sysprep.EXE
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\sysprep.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'sysprep.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="sysprep.EXE" OR Processes.process_name="sysprep.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~ ("sysprep.EXE")
or FileName =~ "sysprep.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("sysprep.EXE") or
process.name : "sysprep.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['sysprep.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sysprep.EXE | 12 | x64 | 10.0.10240.17202 → 10.0.28000.3086 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (16) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 1 |
All 12 parsed builds · 4 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76eb258f2d41… | 10.0.28000.3086 | x64 | sysprep.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 9c2f908eab5e… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x64 | sysprep.EXE | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 14acd357c752… | 10.0.14393.7330 | x64 | sysprep.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| f5cfd1631d2d… | 10.0.17763.1518 | x64 | sysprep.EXE | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c67f259344f9… | 10.0.26100.1882 | x64 | sysprep.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| 9b0e8c9e1569… | 10.0.10240.17202 | x64 | sysprep.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| deebf96f20e0… | 10.0.19041.3570 | x64 | sysprep.EXE | Win10 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c723d7dcb559… | 10.0.19041.746 | x64 | sysprep.EXE | Win10 2004 … Win10 22H2 (5) | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 8e60f3e1afdd… | 10.0.18362.1139 | x64 | sysprep.EXE | Win10 1903, Win10 1909 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ab6a969993ff… | 10.0.17134.1792 | x64 | sysprep.EXE | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 756448a0f692… | 10.0.16299.15 | x64 | sysprep.EXE | Win10 1709 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 16c7431ae8af… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | sysprep.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.