Library / Windows
wbengine.exe
Microsoft® Block Level Backup Engine Service EXE · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsSysmon-confirmed
OriginalFilename
wbengine.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\wbengine.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'wbengine.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="wbengine.exe" OR Processes.process_name="wbengine.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~ ("wbengine.exe")
or FileName =~ "wbengine.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("wbengine.exe") or
process.name : "wbengine.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['wbengine.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wbengine.exe | 1 | x64 | 10.0.26100.9549 | Host scan | ✓ 1 |
All 1 parsed builds
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e428f3fbb8c2… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x64 | wbengine.exe | Host scan | ✓ |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.