Library / Windows
winver.exe
Version Reporter Applet · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsSysmon-confirmedSigma refs: 2
OriginalFilename
WINVER.EXE
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\winver.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'WINVER.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="WINVER.EXE" OR Processes.process_name="winver.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~ ("WINVER.EXE")
or FileName =~ "winver.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("WINVER.EXE") or
process.name : "winver.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['winver.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINVER.EXE | 11 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.28000.1896 | Win10 1507 → Win11 26H1 (7) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 11 parsed builds · 27 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e1902fc5f245… | 10.0.28000.1896 | x64 | WINVER.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 5f8c63244915… | 10.0.28000.1896 | x86 | WINVER.EXE | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 53de1af89065… | 10.0.26100.1 | x64 | WINVER.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 3fa4b2e9bbdb… | 10.0.26100.1 | x86 | WINVER.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| e89a049ce5cb… | 10.0.16299.15 | x64 | WINVER.EXE | Win10 1709 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 92e878d7767f… | 10.0.14393.0 | x86 | WINVER.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 08183eae546c… | 10.0.14393.0 | x64 | WINVER.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 9fdf3b1f8b92… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | WINVER.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 6c22fca467d0… | 10.0.10586.0 | x86 | WINVER.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 7743a61d4997… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x86 | WINVER.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 1d2d450742e4… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x64 | WINVER.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.