Library / Windows
taskkill.exe
Terminates Processes · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 1
OriginalFilename
taskkill.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\taskkill.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'taskkill.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="taskkill.exe" OR Processes.process_name="taskkill.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~ ("taskkill.exe")
or FileName =~ "taskkill.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("taskkill.exe") or
process.name : "taskkill.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['taskkill.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| taskkill.exe | 12 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.28000.1896 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (8) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 12 parsed builds · 26 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f80391cd84f3… | 10.0.28000.1896 | x86 | taskkill.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 0267809c188d… | 10.0.28000.1896 | x64 | taskkill.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 806fcd3ba14d… | 10.0.26100.1 | x86 | taskkill.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 1249717315fc… | 10.0.26100.1 | x64 | taskkill.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 26b9b184c2f7… | 10.0.17134.1 | x64 | taskkill.exe | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ea3a07c527f4… | 10.0.16299.15 | x86 | taskkill.exe | Win10 1709 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 2e14a03c3606… | 10.0.14393.0 | x86 | taskkill.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 0ea8c0267a76… | 10.0.14393.0 | x64 | taskkill.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 4fedf08ad244… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | taskkill.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 34d1d050d8bf… | 10.0.10586.0 | x86 | taskkill.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| a31b431146b5… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x86 | taskkill.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 9f7b36dbf97c… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x64 | taskkill.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.