Library / Windows

upnpcont.exe

UPnP Device Host Container · Microsoft Corporation

WindowsSysmon-confirmed

OriginalFilename

  • upnpcont.dll

Differs from file nameNames a DLL

Gotchas

  • OriginalFilename names a DLL (upnpcont.dll), not an executable. Rules expecting .exe values miss it.
  • OriginalFilename doesn't match the file name: a rule using OriginalFileName: upnpcont.exe never fires.

Query snippets

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

process_creation logsource. Sigma string matching is case-insensitive.

Values across builds

OriginalFilenameBuildsArchFile versionWindows releasesSourceSysmon
upnpcont.dll2x64, x8610.0.26100.9711Host scan✓ 2

InternalName: upnpcont.dll · Product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

All 2 parsed builds
SHA256VersionArchOriginalFilenameWindows releasesSignatureSourceSysmon
889bbd8afac3…10.0.26100.9711x64upnpcont.dllHost scan✓
5c941a9d5b67…10.0.26100.9711x86upnpcont.dllHost scan✓

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