Library / LOLBin
wab.exe
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OriginalFilename
WAB.EXE
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\wab.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'WAB.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="WAB.EXE" OR Processes.process_name="wab.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~ ("WAB.EXE")
or FileName =~ "wab.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("WAB.EXE") or
process.name : "wab.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['wab.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAB.EXE | 14 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.28000.2179 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (7) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 14 parsed builds · 26 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a83ca6249c04… | 10.0.28000.2179 | x86 | WAB.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c0b3215c726b… | 10.0.28000.1896 | x64 | WAB.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 417cbc86108f… | 10.0.26100.8328 | x86 | WAB.EXE | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 5bd7ee81898e… | 10.0.26100.8115 | x64 | WAB.EXE | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 691a6c4b96c3… | 10.0.26100.1 | x64 | WAB.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| 5b9257430dad… | 10.0.26100.1 | x86 | WAB.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| df0a132d4056… | 10.0.22000.653 | x86 | WAB.EXE | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 14302e0f221e… | 10.0.22000.653 | x64 | WAB.EXE | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| e892d6c57f89… | 10.0.14393.0 | x86 | WAB.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ac2815a67fb3… | 10.0.14393.0 | x64 | WAB.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| fd8cb2426d4b… | 10.0.10586.0 | x86 | WAB.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 0236ca44a197… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | WAB.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 71cb9484d079… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x86 | WAB.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 4d8335fb040e… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x64 | WAB.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.