Library / Windows
systeminfo.exe
Displays system information · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 9
OriginalFilename
sysinfo.exe
Differs from file name
Gotchas
- OriginalFilename doesn't match the file name: a rule using
OriginalFileName: systeminfo.exenever fires.
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\systeminfo.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'sysinfo.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="sysinfo.exe" OR Processes.process_name="systeminfo.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~ ("sysinfo.exe")
or FileName =~ "systeminfo.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("sysinfo.exe") or
process.name : "systeminfo.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['sysinfo.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sysinfo.exe | 4 | x64, x86 | 10.0.22000.653 → 10.0.26100.4202 | Win11 21H2 | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 4 parsed builds · 36 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1675a3b805ab… | 10.0.22000.653 | x64 | sysinfo.exe | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 0ea2b2fea540… | 10.0.22000.653 | x86 | sysinfo.exe | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| a220a8575058… | 10.0.26100.4202 | x64 | sysinfo.exe | Host scan | ✓ | ||
| 389d6d810ad2… | 10.0.26100.4202 | x86 | sysinfo.exe | Host scan | ✓ |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.