windbg.exe
- File Path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Debuggers\x64\windbg.exe - Description: Windows GUI symbolic debugger
Screenshot

Hashes
| Type | Hash |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 8CC7AB7DC9C670809113929568FB3F31 |
| SHA1 | A5B6A107B4D5318D6B666E3CC831E967E999C039 |
| SHA256 | 179730146A9A47DF359128F3A49BF09DE932F6F9EECF5BDC96918C5647598BC5 |
| SHA384 | 4FDEFF919DD1B1B1F3CFB7618D40F8842611D4AF0101C3EBF4579C1126AA3D72465BDE020DD6A601D061AC79E131C250 |
| SHA512 | 6B0D0715BBC2703076E07A55EDF378D3B9AB8FC2737947D1A7D23C1621F9D6CC323FD909C6A8366DB60166D4B28079ECBFBD9929BA974CD19429B76BCEBFC217 |
| SSDEEP | 12288:fZcJofqA3te2VZds33/VgI1y4erFR/32Ousrte4:BcGfqA3te2Si+y4enmOuge |
| IMP | 0D94733CE3020EDCCF4DFF51CEA82E82 |
| PESHA1 | FF4A5553212033E6FC3DC28B04413CFE9520B3D0 |
| PE256 | 9B6D625987984B9386D112A93AF03E1AEB03981E6DC471FD55F78D9BDEB17131 |
Runtime Data
Child Processes:
help.exe
Window Title:
help - WinDbg:10.0.19041.1 AMD64
Open Handles:
| Path | Type |
|---|---|
| (R-D) C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Debuggers\x64\sym\ntdll.pdb\1EB9FACB04C73C5DEA7160764CD333D01\ntdll.pdb | File |
| (R-D) C:\Windows\Fonts\StaticCache.dat | File |
| (RW-) C:\Users\user | File |
| (RW-) C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.19041.488_none_ca04af081b815d21 | File |
| (RWD) C:\Windows\System32\ntdll.dll | File |
| \BaseNamedObjects__ComCatalogCache__ | Section |
| \BaseNamedObjects\C:*ProgramData*Microsoft*Windows*Caches*{6AF0698E-D558-4F6E-9B3C-3716689AF493}.2.ver0x0000000000000002.db | Section |
| \BaseNamedObjects\C:*ProgramData*Microsoft*Windows*Caches*{DDF571F2-BE98-426D-8288-1A9A39C3FDA2}.2.ver0x0000000000000002.db | Section |
| \BaseNamedObjects\C:*ProgramData*Microsoft*Windows*Caches*cversions.2 | Section |
| \BaseNamedObjects\NLS_CodePage_1252_3_2_0_0 | Section |
| \BaseNamedObjects\NLS_CodePage_437_3_2_0_0 | Section |
| \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\1dbcHWNDInterface:5802de | Section |
| \Sessions\1\Windows\Theme1383959086 | Section |
| \Windows\Theme2042523233 | Section |
Loaded Modules:
| Path |
|---|
| C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Debuggers\x64\dbghelp.dll |
| C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Debuggers\x64\windbg.exe |
| C:\Windows\System32\ADVAPI32.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\combase.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\GDI32.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\gdi32full.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\KERNEL32.DLL |
| C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\msvcp_win.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\msvcrt.dll |
| C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\ole32.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\RPCRT4.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\sechost.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\SHELL32.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbase.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\USER32.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\win32u.dll |
Signature
- Status: Signature verified.
- Serial:
33000002CF6D2CC57CAA65A6D80000000002CF - Thumbprint:
1A221B3B4FEF088B17BA6704FD088DF192D9E0EF - Issuer: CN=Microsoft Code Signing PCA 2010, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
- Subject: CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
File Metadata
- Original Filename: windbg.exe
- 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: 0/76
- VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/179730146a9a47df359128f3a49bf09de932f6f9eecf5bdc96918c5647598bc5/detection
File Similarity (ssdeep match)
| File | Score |
|---|---|
| C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Debuggers\arm\windbg.exe | 35 |
Possible Misuse
The following table contains possible examples of windbg.exe being misused. While windbg.exe is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.
| Source | Source File | Example | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| sigma | proc_creation_win_susp_cdb.yml | title: Possible App Whitelisting Bypass via WinDbg/CDB as a Shellcode Runner |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | proc_creation_win_susp_cdb.yml | - http://www.exploit-monday.com/2016/08/windbg-cdb-shellcode-runner.html |
DRL 1.0 |
| LOLBAS | Cdb.yml | - Link: http://www.exploit-monday.com/2016/08/windbg-cdb-shellcode-runner.html |
|
| signature-base | gen_deviceguard_evasion.yar | reference = “http://www.exploit-monday.com/2016/08/windbg-cdb-shellcode-runner.html” | CC BY-NC 4.0 |
| stockpile | 7a6ba833-de40-466a-8969-5c37b13603e0.yml | "windbg", |
Apache-2.0 |
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