Library / Windows

userinit.exe

Userinit Logon Application · Microsoft Corporation

WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 3

OriginalFilename

  • USERINIT.EXE

Query snippets

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

process_creation logsource. Sigma string matching is case-insensitive.

Values across builds

OriginalFilenameBuildsArchFile versionWindows releasesSourceSysmon
USERINIT.EXE14x64, x8610.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.28000.3086Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (7)Host scan, Winbindex✓ 2

InternalName: userinit · Product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

All 14 parsed builds · 26 Windows release groups not verifiable
SHA256VersionArchOriginalFilenameWindows releasesSignatureSourceSysmon
98e4585899c1…10.0.28000.3086x86USERINIT.EXEWin11 26H1Winbindex
83b97e70a424…10.0.28000.3086x64USERINIT.EXEWin11 26H1UnsignedWinbindex
bd7a10dcca85…10.0.26100.9549x64USERINIT.EXEWin11 24H2UnsignedHost scan, Winbindex✓
32ad3e10feba…10.0.26100.9549x86USERINIT.EXEWin11 24H2UnsignedHost scan, Winbindex✓
2f664f44b54f…10.0.26100.5074x86USERINIT.EXEWin11 24H2, Win11 25H2UnsignedWinbindex
257cb75fa8b9…10.0.26100.5074x64USERINIT.EXEWin11 24H2, Win11 25H2UnsignedWinbindex
ea5cc91d9307…10.0.22000.37x86USERINIT.EXEWin11 21H2UnsignedWinbindex
fe22ddddc30c…10.0.22000.37x64USERINIT.EXEWin11 21H2UnsignedWinbindex
cfc6a18fc8fe…10.0.14393.0x64USERINIT.EXEWin10 1607UnsignedWinbindex
62cfcd13a485…10.0.14393.0x86USERINIT.EXEWin10 1607UnsignedWinbindex
2b563d081acd…10.0.10586.0x86USERINIT.EXEWin10 1511UnsignedWinbindex
164b50562a18…10.0.10586.0x64USERINIT.EXEWin10 1511UnsignedWinbindex
54e385eb0873…10.0.10240.16384x86USERINIT.EXEWin10 1507UnsignedWinbindex
24aeb3072421…10.0.10240.16384x64USERINIT.EXEWin10 1507UnsignedWinbindex

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