sxstrace.exe

File Path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sxstrace.exe
Description: Sxs Tracing Tool

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`AC788961CF9E2CB97D0089A21EB5173E`
SHA1	`D6EBB4F71EEDDF97DDA88EF8E50197BE44469AE7`
SHA256	`55E0805F0BEB5D8D1B395A9000599CED21A8CC9B824F2A2FA4CEEC0DCFA88D8B`
SHA384	`7E4A78AB58D915338F0CF990721CE7B1E46F1A5AB4AB5A42E11A3A6E95C2A098300DB724F54A4256EC567F887A7F9C59`
SHA512	`C63297EC2C1B0DA7091D191526A840D95A10C24BB3724ECF9F3508FDB79F6841DCFE14894A737410B71BD1B17958DFB3907EA59C1D46DBD171760CDFCA0F87E3`
SSDEEP	`384:8Kj6d1wF3TSsbFO7lS5NVyjjGvLkRRShKiNj8BGDT0GFcTFLFttrWXqQw+sNdua4:LISpMuy/pru0Gu5lrH7mltf/HD`
IMP	`E5F700CF708ED01F967809EB3E520C38`
PESHA1	`67DF17D8A02789BE58D0B82F87999E6061844A69`
PE256	`57F276C589B64A434EC7A48FE13B8D5E5DAB47955400B2CC65D9250862A8D137`

Runtime Data

Usage (stdout):

WinSxs Tracing Utility.
Usage: SxsTrace [Options]
Options:
   Trace -logfile:FileName [-nostop]
       Enabling tracing for sxs.
       Tracing log is saved to FileName.
       If -nostop is specified, will not prompt to stop tracing.
   Parse -logfile:FileName -outfile:ParsedFile  [-filter:AppName]
       Translate the raw trace file into a human readable format and save the result to ParsedFile.
       Use -filter option to filter the output.
   Stoptrace
       Stop the trace if it is not stopped before.
Example:  SxsTrace Trace -logfile:SxsTrace.etl
          SxsTrace Parse -logfile:SxsTrace.etl -outfile:SxsTrace.txt

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\Windows\System32\wow64.dll
C:\Windows\System32\wow64cpu.dll
C:\Windows\System32\wow64win.dll
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sxstrace.exe

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: sxstrace.exe.mui
Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
File Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Product Version: 10.0.19041.1
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Machine Type: 32-bit

File Scan

VirusTotal Detections: 0/75
VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/55e0805f0beb5d8d1b395a9000599ced21a8cc9b824f2a2fa4ceec0dcfa88d8b/detection

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File	Score
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sxstrace.exe	96
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sxstrace.exe	96

Additional Info*

*The information below is copied from MicrosoftDocs, which is maintained by Microsoft. Available under CC BY 4.0 license.

sxstrace

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

Diagnoses side-by-side problems.

Syntax

sxstrace [{[trace -logfile:<filename> [-nostop]|[parse -logfile:<filename> -outfile:<parsedfile>  [-filter:<appname>]}]

Parameters

Parameter	Description
trace	Enables tracing for side-by-side.
-logfile	Specifies the raw log file.
`<filename>`	Saves tracing log to `<filename`.
-nostop	Specifies that you shouldn’t receive a prompt to stop tracing.
parse	Translates the raw trace file.
-outfile	Specifies the output filename.
`<parsedfile>`	Specifies the filename of the parsed file.
-filter	Allows the output to be filtered.
`<appname>`	Specifies the name of the application.
stoptrace	Stops the trace, if it wasn’t stopped before.
-?	Displays help at the command prompt.

Examples

To enable tracing and to save the trace file to sxstrace.etl, type:

sxstrace trace -logfile:sxstrace.etl

To translate the raw trace file into a human readable format and to save the result to sxstrace.txt, type:

sxstrace parse -logfile:sxstrace.etl -outfile:sxstrace.txt

Additional References

Command-Line Syntax Key