sxstrace.exe

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

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`FC59A99A507D3342D44DEF6BF61D3441`
SHA1	`4C8D5B267F0AAAD4391376974121FAF42306713D`
SHA256	`6B0FBF9B04ABCD62953D5DDDF1A182CD22E54E7C92C12B8B82BA2C9C1E98BE84`
SHA384	`D240BD611A5C65D06F6E20E22283020D7229EFD156D8D1AD959C9354B5DF48AC94BE0FD4EE7A4025036D6EF7859A74FC`
SHA512	`267C9A74331C998AFAEE4510E7A055FBED1D6C74AF8C2C960D4A9F3FE75772C100EE9CEDA3F66EAD8905C813F10894DCC04E237AB8D655BDD3FCABF6667AE583`
SSDEEP	`1536:F4TMfWlzjxvZHXQq05nVUybBgKQQtYW+lfnktwY:F4TMfY65nVUMBgKQQtp+lfM9`
IMP	`762598224ADF8807B79E326E61E87525`
PESHA1	`69A2875153B9FDC89B1A18D4D72C1998C8FAB36A`
PE256	`B2E437E60B6BB27EFB80E9F37ABAB9D7FAC654AC04D18F72C403A2265778B0E9`

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: 33000002ED2C45E4C145CF48440000000002ED
Thumbprint: 312860D2047EB81F8F58C29FF19ECDB4C634CF6A
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: 10.0.22000.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Product Version: 10.0.22000.1
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Machine Type: 64-bit

File Scan

VirusTotal Detections: 0/74
VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/6b0fbf9b04abcd62953d5dddf1a182cd22e54e7c92c12b8b82ba2c9c1e98be84/detection

Additional Info*

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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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