Library / LOLBin
wsl.exe
Windows Subsystem for Linux · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
wsl.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\wsl.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'wsl.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="wsl.exe" OR Processes.process_name="wsl.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~ ("wsl.exe")
or FileName =~ "wsl.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("wsl.exe") or
process.name : "wsl.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['wsl.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wsl.exe | 9 | x64 | 10.0.16299.1268 → 10.0.28000.2804 | Win10 1709 → Win11 26H1 (12) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 1 |
All 9 parsed builds · 3 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5f42d6dab76f… | 10.0.28000.2804 | x64 | wsl.exe | Win11 26H1 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| fcd08205b608… | 10.0.26100.9549 | x64 | wsl.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 979621c38174… | 10.0.17763.9376 | x64 | wsl.exe | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| d81dfc0236fa… | 10.0.26100.5074 | x64 | wsl.exe | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Winbindex | |
| 070f414025d9… | 10.0.19041.2311 | x64 | wsl.exe | Win10 20H2 … Win10 22H2 (3) | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 54a248353fc7… | 10.0.18362.1049 | x64 | wsl.exe | Win10 1903, Win10 1909 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 9cae9642354c… | 10.0.19041.488 | x64 | wsl.exe | Win10 2004 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 17adbca2c889… | 10.0.17134.885 | x64 | wsl.exe | Win10 1803 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 5781ab4dabcd… | 10.0.16299.1268 | x64 | wsl.exe | Win10 1709 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.