Library / LOLBin
write.exe
Windows Write · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
write
Differs from file name
Gotchas
- OriginalFilename doesn't match the file name: a rule using
OriginalFileName: write.exenever fires.
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\write.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'write'
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="write" OR Processes.process_name="write.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~ ("write")
or FileName =~ "write.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("write") or
process.name : "write.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['write'].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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| write | 7 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.16299.15 | Win10 1507 → Win10 1709 (4) | Winbindex |
All 7 parsed builds · 27 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97cea2bf66a7… | 10.0.16299.15 | x64 | write | Win10 1709 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ba242dbd6c86… | 10.0.14393.0 | x86 | write | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 7e3485f5edd4… | 10.0.14393.0 | x64 | write | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| e246f2baa27d… | 10.0.10586.0 | x86 | write | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| cc6ab7d0a1ad… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | write | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| bd842c6e442d… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x86 | write | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 7765dbb2325a… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x64 | write | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.