Library / LOLBin
wuauclt.exe
Windows Update · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
wuauclt.exe
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\wuauclt.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'wuauclt.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="wuauclt.exe" OR Processes.process_name="wuauclt.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~ ("wuauclt.exe")
or FileName =~ "wuauclt.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("wuauclt.exe") or
process.name : "wuauclt.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['wuauclt.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wuauclt.exe | 8 | x64 | 10.0.10240.21161 → 1510.2610.1012.0 | Win10 1507 → Win10 20H2 (7) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 1 |
All 8 parsed builds · 14 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2916d0077e42… | 10.0.14393.9611 | x64 | wuauclt.exe | Win10 1607 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 0f8f0e13e012… | 10.0.10240.21161 | x64 | wuauclt.exe | Win10 1507 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| fabf47dbb041… | 10.0.19041.2193 | x64 | wuauclt.exe | Win10 20H2 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| d10ce1133675… | 10.0.17134.2087 | x64 | wuauclt.exe | Win10 1803 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| fdcd506229f4… | 10.0.15063.2679 | x64 | wuauclt.exe | Win10 1703 | Winbindex | ||
| 9d388324d215… | 10.0.10586.1540 | x64 | wuauclt.exe | Win10 1511 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 7a93050eca17… | 10.0.16299.15 | x64 | wuauclt.exe | Win10 1709 | Signed (Overlay) | Winbindex | |
| 87ac74ca455a… | 1510.2610.1012.0 | x64 | wuauclt.exe | Host scan | ✓ |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.