logman.exe

File Path: C:\windows\system32\logman.exe
Description: Performance Log Utility

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`38C62F948C56566FBF3444180BA31D24`
SHA1	`65B3DD307DDBAA1DC221DDC850EC6D4792D5E4E2`
SHA256	`B2F5DA3AA6F748B3F03267CBB3918AFC9E6E2B784F3B86ABD457E9F2BBA40C2A`
SHA384	`3C6728DD563E464191FDEB48BA6F38CC923230CACFD3329E3A870449945554EBC7D0B8EC83E38E82FCD1061C2DB9B31A`
SHA512	`C2E4BBDCFDB374F0B7D424100EDF7BD8EDBDA2CC2C5C299FC54D18D817B7D5BEE46209D9919C656831E4EE599B3B97DFDAC5217FE6FD83F4307A0D51DA6F7E79`
SSDEEP	`1536:vkd9d9td+ZKjcA7O6BXnrE+RDHAdDUShjDMRKhKiRJC/hZDQlN/E0LneQneMuIru:vJKj1po+Rg1NDqKxCzQsKuIr1R+`

Signature

Status: The file C:\windows\system32\logman.exe is not digitally signed. You cannot run this script on the current system. For more information about running scripts and setting execution policy, see about_Execution_Policies at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170
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File Metadata

Original Filename: Logman.exe.mui
Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
File Version: 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
Product Version: 6.3.9600.16384
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Possible Misuse

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

Source	Source File	Example	License
sigma	image_load_wmi_module_load.yml	`- '\logman.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_etw_trace_evasion.yml	`- 'logman'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_susp_disable_eventlog.yml	`description: Detects command that is used to disable or delete Windows eventlog via logman Windows utility`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_susp_disable_eventlog.yml	`- https://ss64.com/nt/logman.html`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_susp_disable_eventlog.yml	`- 'logman '`	DRL 1.0

Additional Info*

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logman

Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

Creates and manages Event Trace Session and Performance logs and supports many functions of Performance Monitor from the command line.

Syntax

logman [create | query | start | stop | delete| update | import | export | /?] [options]

Parameters

Parameter	Description
logman create	Creates a counter, trace, configuration data collector, or API.
logman query	Queries data collector properties.
logman start \| stop	Starts or stops data collection.
logman delete	Deletes an existing data collector.
logman update	Updates the properties of an existing data collector.
logman import \| export	Imports a data collector set from an XML file or export a data collector set to an XML file.

Additional References

Command-Line Syntax Key