Library / Windows
w3wp.exe
IIS Worker Process · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsParsedSigma refs: 15
OriginalFilename
w3wp.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\w3wp.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'w3wp.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="w3wp.exe" OR Processes.process_name="w3wp.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~ ("w3wp.exe")
or FileName =~ "w3wp.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("w3wp.exe") or
process.name : "w3wp.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['w3wp.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| w3wp.exe | 6 | x64, x86 | 10.0.22000.708 → 10.0.28000.1 | Win11 21H2 → Win11 26H1 (3) | Winbindex |
All 6 parsed builds · 2 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9b177dadd09f… | 10.0.28000.1 | x64 | w3wp.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 6f512a160409… | 10.0.28000.1 | x86 | w3wp.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| d107fbbce897… | 10.0.26100.1882 | x64 | w3wp.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 7fd4a4ef102b… | 10.0.26100.1882 | x86 | w3wp.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| dc3dfc6c781c… | 10.0.22000.708 | x64 | w3wp.exe | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 20a17637e5bc… | 10.0.22000.708 | x86 | w3wp.exe | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.