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: selection

process_creation logsource. Sigma string matching is case-insensitive.

Values across builds

OriginalFilenameBuildsArchFile versionWindows releasesSourceSysmon
WinInit.exe12x6410.0.10240.19624 → 10.0.28000.3231Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (14)Host scan, Winbindex✓ 1

InternalName: WinInit · Product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

All 12 parsed builds · 6 Windows release groups not verifiable
SHA256VersionArchOriginalFilenameWindows releasesSignatureSourceSysmon
5245c3641eaa…10.0.28000.3231x64WinInit.exeWin11 26H1Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
27f57ebb1d34…10.0.26100.9711x64WinInit.exeWin11 24H2Signed (Overlay)Host scan, Winbindex✓
8924d5b07651…10.0.19041.7802x64WinInit.exeWin10 21H2Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
c78dd4a9d119…10.0.17763.9376x64WinInit.exeWin10 1809Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
e1fb8db83746…10.0.14393.9611x64WinInit.exeWin10 1607Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
f9c8483ccdde…10.0.10240.19624x64WinInit.exeWin10 1507Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
f04825ef06dd…10.0.26100.5074x64WinInit.exeWin11 24H2, Win11 25H2Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
9c620d266446…10.0.19041.2364x64WinInit.exeWin10 20H2 … Win10 22H2 (3)Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
d5e122606054…10.0.18362.387x64WinInit.exeWin10 1903, Win10 1909Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
6f3304f91e15…10.0.15063.502x64WinInit.exeWin10 1703Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
86041cb454fc…10.0.17134.1x64WinInit.exeWin10 1803Signed (Overlay)Winbindex
40e6e60ff43d…10.0.10586.306x64WinInit.exeWin10 1511Signed (Overlay)Winbindex

Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.