sxstrace.exe

File Path: C:\Windows\system32\sxstrace.exe
Description: Sxs Tracing Tool

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`E2AF11DCF02930A6D31C7C01C6B6B66B`
SHA1	`CC679E9AB4FE6FB7B55FDAAD70463CEEA76BADD8`
SHA256	`5BCA119BCDA248F6DCA945A755C0A072FBFDA8776774EB53035691C8385ABA0C`
SHA384	`76FDB47B470CC045BB277677FBA6BB5C875A9156DD7652B9C030372CA7AFDC2879000F8593E2FB82CFEF90DF9FB00FB6`
SHA512	`F7A877AE9394697F53C99FAED902F5DE8D9433F78CC9ECC200A76B534BBE093EDE8C3B03AF3E3B792697E461FCD7EEAFCE3A9B3979FCA64C3E913FAE42621192`
SSDEEP	`768:vRQDJUODpd9PWNR2LVx9HvQ4GaX1Pzd3kbBU/sSIC2x3pmh0X0hUDR:vRcT9P7vp/ro2R92P9EhuR`
IMP	`608C121F28B6837B15D6067BE234792E`
PESHA1	`0F77825BD4B74B58081F0023C2C800C9710ACB82`
PE256	`CCB86A28BB38969E8CDC0285271B9FF303B4698779002C7736B5C2332F4039AE`

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\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\Windows\system32\sxstrace.exe

Signature

Status: Signature verified.
Serial: 330000026551AE1BBD005CBFBD000000000265
Thumbprint: E168609353F30FF2373157B4EB8CD519D07A2BFF
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: 64-bit

File Scan

VirusTotal Detections: 0/69
VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/5bca119bcda248f6dca945a755c0a072fbfda8776774eb53035691c8385aba0c/detection/

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File	Score
C:\Windows\system32\sxstrace.exe	93

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