Library / Windows
wsusservice.exe
WSUS · Microsoft Corporation
WindowsParsedSigma refs: 1
OriginalFilename
WsusService.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\wsusservice.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'WsusService.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="WsusService.exe" OR Processes.process_name="wsusservice.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~ ("WsusService.exe")
or FileName =~ "wsusservice.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("WsusService.exe") or
process.name : "wsusservice.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['wsusservice.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WsusService.exe | 4 | x86 | 10.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.26100.1 | Win10 1507 → Win11 24H2 (4) | Winbindex |
All 4 parsed builds · 5 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 570033c325a7… | 10.0.17763.9376 | x86 | WsusService.exe | Win10 1809 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ea60b77d237e… | 10.0.14393.9611 | x86 | WsusService.exe | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 74cd3588ba26… | 10.0.26100.1 | x86 | WsusService.exe | Win11 24H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 38a4a5c9e134… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x86 | WsusService.exe | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.