sxstrace.exe

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

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`B50DF715CD6FD0B92C660F2326B0181E`
SHA1	`744C299AE16176C51685010BD913BD28748D2DE2`
SHA256	`3325883FD89108DD698638098CD9DFA14A2A75FD5FA812BDFD69BE23F5CA4C3D`
SHA384	`34B8350BAB5F1CE55D3149A80F4D76B112FBF317ABA974E373FBA318696565B23336106E9F99FD2A6DA09AC031D34C67`
SHA512	`B9096B067F0B34AF6C300F4BB572421257BCC593F75E39BC647B941F5AFE7059A8B43F6683548E16B03F6887A9C9B163A609B52B56F53DA8E9414F797EDE5D32`
SSDEEP	`384:Y16d1wFt+e2CAVOGfllyWabjxvFD5XgQ+0u8QzaoaMHcQwuKNVuF4mmSYTQtf/zl:+ISbtyKWctM0uJzaVtzmmS/f/zUPY`
IMP	`E5F700CF708ED01F967809EB3E520C38`
PESHA1	`D67B30CA79A48D5364FD7D690555104E42FD1793`
PE256	`8944F699B413525AE3F38DCD1F7F040E5631853211CCE3230988FFC9C2872912`

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

Signature

Status: Signature verified.
Serial: 33000001C422B2F79B793DACB20000000001C4
Thumbprint: AE9C1AE54763822EEC42474983D8B635116C8452
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: 10.0.17763.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Product Version: 10.0.17763.1
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Machine Type: 32-bit

File Scan

VirusTotal Detections: 0/68
VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/3325883fd89108dd698638098cd9dfa14a2a75fd5fa812bdfd69be23f5ca4c3d/detection/

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File	Score
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sxstrace.exe	27

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

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