Library / Windows
vssvc.exe
Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 1
OriginalFilename
VSSVC.EXE
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\vssvc.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'VSSVC.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="VSSVC.EXE" OR Processes.process_name="vssvc.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~ ("VSSVC.EXE")
or FileName =~ "vssvc.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("VSSVC.EXE") or
process.name : "vssvc.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['vssvc.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VSSVC.EXE | 16 | x64 | 10.0.10240.20708 → 10.0.28000.2605 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (17) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 1 |
All 16 parsed builds · 3 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a654c0addfce… | 10.0.28000.2605 | x64 | VSSVC.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| df3e7573b889… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x64 | VSSVC.EXE | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 1ab69ab50f19… | 10.0.17763.9376 | x64 | VSSVC.EXE | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 198e5f8976cb… | 10.0.14393.4350 | x64 | VSSVC.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 3859281deb6c… | 10.0.10240.20708 | x64 | VSSVC.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 1f59a2dd8194… | 10.0.26100.5074 | x64 | VSSVC.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| fef32bf8c809… | 10.0.19041.3570 | x64 | VSSVC.EXE | Win10 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 82459b7d6cee… | 10.0.19041.1741 | x64 | VSSVC.EXE | Win10 20H2 … Win10 22H2 (3) | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| b4dc44cae36b… | 10.0.18362.2037 | x64 | VSSVC.EXE | Win10 1909 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 5185ef79c627… | 10.0.22000.282 | x64 | VSSVC.EXE | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 689b9f27be3a… | 10.0.17134.1967 | x64 | VSSVC.EXE | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 0ba31f101507… | 10.0.19041.329 | x64 | VSSVC.EXE | Win10 2004, Win10 20H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| d6a4f3a7e42d… | 10.0.18362.900 | x64 | VSSVC.EXE | Win10 1903 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| e3bc1901696c… | 10.0.15063.2409 | x64 | VSSVC.EXE | Win10 1703 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 0a649ebb5541… | 10.0.16299.1932 | x64 | VSSVC.EXE | Win10 1709 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c0b1bf63393f… | 10.0.10586.589 | x64 | VSSVC.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.