Library / Windows
wininit.exe
Windows Start-Up Application · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 4
OriginalFilename
WinInit.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\wininit.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'WinInit.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="WinInit.exe" OR Processes.process_name="wininit.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~ ("WinInit.exe")
or FileName =~ "wininit.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("WinInit.exe") or
process.name : "wininit.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['wininit.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WinInit.exe | 12 | x64 | 10.0.10240.19624 → 10.0.28000.3231 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (14) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 1 |
All 12 parsed builds · 6 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5245c3641eaa… | 10.0.28000.3231 | x64 | WinInit.exe | Win11 26H1 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 27f57ebb1d34… | 10.0.26100.9711 | x64 | WinInit.exe | Win11 24H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 8924d5b07651… | 10.0.19041.7802 | x64 | WinInit.exe | Win10 21H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| c78dd4a9d119… | 10.0.17763.9376 | x64 | WinInit.exe | Win10 1809 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| e1fb8db83746… | 10.0.14393.9611 | x64 | WinInit.exe | Win10 1607 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| f9c8483ccdde… | 10.0.10240.19624 | x64 | WinInit.exe | Win10 1507 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| f04825ef06dd… | 10.0.26100.5074 | x64 | WinInit.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 9c620d266446… | 10.0.19041.2364 | x64 | WinInit.exe | Win10 20H2 … Win10 22H2 (3) | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| d5e122606054… | 10.0.18362.387 | x64 | WinInit.exe | Win10 1903, Win10 1909 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 6f3304f91e15… | 10.0.15063.502 | x64 | WinInit.exe | Win10 1703 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 86041cb454fc… | 10.0.17134.1 | x64 | WinInit.exe | Win10 1803 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 40e6e60ff43d… | 10.0.10586.306 | x64 | WinInit.exe | Win10 1511 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.