sxstrace.exe

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

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 F509469ED866462CC44D79E9C7A6543D
SHA1 263492020AD06025E58936A2772C0DF465631134
SHA256 2693A1363B8B9BE2BC04E248A4D0B0962BB2138A52100F78BAE111154E8363B4
SHA384 065B4EBFDEE5839F79147CC19A6F1C463CBC36848A84FBED9E4CC7D147A6E72E39761A1ABCE5E0C8D9FF2CD88A1EA53D
SHA512 C7A59EFC2CD0B8A82503BFDED9ACB73D788C12FDD300C2CDB90FEDABB0398CEC10BAB12B38A4A21C5066DA9D832CED0DADE4EAC735C93D0CB896A1F81442804E
SSDEEP 384:bKj6d1wFbTSsbFO7lS5NVyjjGvLkRRShKiNj8BGDT0GFcTFLFttrWXqQw+sNduar:8ISNMuy/pru0Gu5lrH7mbyfXp9
IMP E5F700CF708ED01F967809EB3E520C38
PESHA1 494905335AFE3461CB173B9455CCDA7CE9FDAC74
PE256 AA7ACA3D8201EF223F6FCA80B677CCDB6CC77F0933477FB26E2A6DD8519C0069

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: 0/68
  • VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/2693a1363b8b9be2bc04e248a4d0b0962bb2138a52100f78bae111154e8363b4/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


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