Library / Windows
wevtutil.exe
Windows Event Log Utility · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 8
OriginalFilename
wevtutil.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\wevtutil.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'wevtutil.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="wevtutil.exe" OR Processes.process_name="wevtutil.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~ ("wevtutil.exe")
or FileName =~ "wevtutil.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("wevtutil.exe") or
process.name : "wevtutil.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['wevtutil.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wevtutil.exe | 21 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.20973 → 10.0.28000.2952 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (14) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 21 parsed builds · 14 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 768cae635be2… | 10.0.28000.2952 | x86 | wevtutil.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 32295369e61a… | 10.0.28000.2952 | x64 | wevtutil.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| e69300fcac94… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x64 | wevtutil.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 856423ce37ee… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x86 | wevtutil.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| f9eb9fde8ca3… | 10.0.14393.9507 | x64 | wevtutil.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| de2e59d41b62… | 10.0.14393.9507 | x86 | wevtutil.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| b8a025e51c64… | 10.0.10240.20973 | x64 | wevtutil.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 322844efa47a… | 10.0.10240.20973 | x86 | wevtutil.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 0ea582d5a4eb… | 10.0.26100.1150 | x64 | wevtutil.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| 63605f73083a… | 10.0.26100.1000 | x86 | wevtutil.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| 6a8610238a14… | 10.0.19041.2193 | x86 | wevtutil.exe | Win10 20H2 … Win10 22H2 (3) | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 1256a1e89815… | 10.0.19041.1682 | x64 | wevtutil.exe | Win10 20H2, Win10 22H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| c0e4f94f0814… | 10.0.22000.469 | x86 | wevtutil.exe | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| be25116a08cc… | 10.0.19041.844 | x64 | wevtutil.exe | Win10 2004, Win10 21H1 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| 4191846a1d80… | 10.0.19041.844 | x86 | wevtutil.exe | Win10 2004, Win10 21H1 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| 31a3e1ed57c5… | 10.0.18362.1411 | x86 | wevtutil.exe | Win10 1909 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 06072e2300d1… | 10.0.18362.1411 | x64 | wevtutil.exe | Win10 1909 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| bc37b19b110e… | 10.0.17134.81 | x86 | wevtutil.exe | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ab86c6c090fa… | 10.0.17134.81 | x64 | wevtutil.exe | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 322752ecdc85… | 10.0.10586.545 | x64 | wevtutil.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 306379b601db… | 10.0.10586.545 | x86 | wevtutil.exe | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.