Taskmgr.exe

  • File Path: C:\Windows\system32\Taskmgr.exe
  • Description: Task Manager

Screenshot

Taskmgr.exe

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 7F20F2679E98CC9575E4613F161CC6A7
SHA1 B86F9A8C25360FF2B9189E0DCC17B917A4608FE1
SHA256 4C18494B7E20C8CFFF308B5196F10D4C14CD81579EC14ED53013D05F54A7F5A4
SHA384 950F6FF66957FB5D0CA647FC321FA054D405E45E126F53F80F56F68016555353B3FB65933CF90ED1D07B39A9EA665870
SHA512 A3CE358A6BE6923DE6A7E6A2F8AA694EAD4ACFBBC5BF61C60A6D62457CC3010E1E1C3163406D35BD755FEEA71F0C7BEFB8F183C099685A076A149E9323E09FA3
SSDEEP 24576:vVbFHQdVVFrKUUhE2jgTVHIl6o/s2Z6vMBe7q4S:vVbFwdQpgTVS6o/ss6ye7q4S

Signature

  • Status: Signature verified.
  • Serial: 3300000266BD1580EFA75CD6D3000000000266
  • Thumbprint: A4341B9FD50FB9964283220A36A1EF6F6FAA7840
  • Issuer: CN=Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
  • Subject: CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

File Metadata

  • Original Filename: Taskmgr.exe
  • Product Name: Task Manager
  • Company Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
  • File Version: 1, 0, 0, 1
  • Product Version: 1, 0, 0, 1
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: COPYRIGHT (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Possible Misuse

The following table contains possible examples of Taskmgr.exe being misused. While Taskmgr.exe is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.

Source Source File Example License
sigma win_susp_lsass_dump_generic.yml - '\taskmgr.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma win_alert_lsass_access.yml - 'C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma win_alert_lsass_access.yml - Some Taskmgr.exe related activity DRL 1.0
sigma file_event_win_creation_system_file.yml - '\Taskmgr.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma file_event_win_creation_system_file.yml - '\taskmgr.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_access_win_cred_dump_lsass_access.yml - 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_access_win_cred_dump_lsass_access.yml # - '\taskmgr.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_access_win_lsass_memdump.yml description: Detects process LSASS memory dump using Mimikatz, NanoDump, Invoke-Mimikatz, Procdump or Taskmgr based on the CallTrace pointing to ntdll.dll, dbghelp.dll or dbgcore.dll for win10, server2016 and up. DRL 1.0
sigma proc_access_win_lsass_memdump.yml - https://blog.menasec.net/2019/02/threat-hunting-21-procdump-or-taskmgr.html DRL 1.0
sigma proc_access_win_susp_proc_access_lsass.yml - 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_ransom_blackbyte.yml - 'del C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_spoolsv_child_processes.yml - \taskmgr.exe DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_taskmgr_localsystem.yml title: Taskmgr as LOCAL_SYSTEM DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_taskmgr_localsystem.yml description: Detects the creation of taskmgr.exe process in context of LOCAL_SYSTEM DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_taskmgr_localsystem.yml Image\|endswith: '\taskmgr.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_taskmgr_parent.yml title: Taskmgr as Parent DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_taskmgr_parent.yml ParentImage\|endswith: '\taskmgr.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_taskmgr_parent.yml - '\taskmgr.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_system_exe_anomaly.yml - '\Taskmgr.exe' DRL 1.0
signature-base crime_cn_campaign_njrat.yar $a3 = “taskkill /f /im taskmgr.exe” fullword ascii CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base gen_cn_hacktools.yar $s2 = “Kiwi Taskmgr no-gpo” fullword wide CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base thor_inverse_matches.yar description = “Anomaly rule looking for certain strings in a system file (maybe false positive on certain systems) - file taskmgr.exe” CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base thor_inverse_matches.yar $s1 = “taskmgr.chm” fullword CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base thor_inverse_matches.yar ( filename == “taskmgr.exe” or filename == “Taskmgr.exe” ) and not 1 of ($s*) and not WINDOWS_UPDATE_BDC CC BY-NC 4.0

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