wsmprovhost.exe
- File Path:
C:\windows\SysWOW64\wsmprovhost.exe - Description: Host process for WinRM plug-ins
Hashes
| Type | Hash |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 99DF29AB6C7C29CEB531614BD677F56F |
| SHA1 | DC54401FE58A9F7651C59B92BA87FF33C45B2497 |
| SHA256 | F0F1E00EBB34AE2FF99F50FD6E71413BB3CA771ADFFC0AA0018663D98925512F |
| SHA384 | DD7C2357770100A6375CA8F9A34216BC8BD7451042CD691FE028EA6C03B1258D3A5C0E8AFB2B4F889C0614DE098B0F72 |
| SHA512 | 10BEA53F41CE33CF30C88E36C93519CE494433661FABB7ADBD40FFDC4518B5BB7D40B81EBE83F407FD69FADD3CBAD4694E8889E2B7E0733B2DDE3956891044B8 |
| SSDEEP | 768:K1tNvY8oh6IbU19G3SGn4qpJQDsdY1SIYr:ANv186IQ19aNJQjMIYr |
Signature
- Status: The file C:\windows\SysWOW64\wsmprovhost.exe is not digitally signed. You cannot run this script on the current system. For more information about running scripts and setting execution policy, see about_Execution_Policies at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170
- Serial: ``
- Thumbprint: ``
- Issuer:
- Subject:
File Metadata
- Original Filename: wsmprovhost.exe
- Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
- Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
- File Version: 6.3.9600.17415 (winblue_r4.141028-1500)
- Product Version: 6.3.9600.17415
- Language: English (United States)
- Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Possible Misuse
The following table contains possible examples of wsmprovhost.exe being misused. While wsmprovhost.exe is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.
| Source | Source File | Example | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| sigma | image_load_in_memory_powershell.yml | - '\wsmprovhost.exe' |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | pipe_created_alternate_powershell_hosts_pipe.yml | - '\WINDOWS\System32\wsmprovhost.exe' |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | pipe_created_susp_adfs_namedpipe_connection.yml | - '\wsmprovhost.exe' |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | posh_pc_remote_powershell_session.yml | HostApplication\|contains: 'wsmprovhost.exe' |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | posh_pm_remote_powershell_session.yml | - 'wsmprovhost.exe' # HostApplication\|contains: 'wsmprovhost.exe' french Application hôte = |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | proc_access_win_mimikatz_trough_winrm.yml | description: Detects usage of mimikatz through WinRM protocol by monitoring access to lsass process by wsmprovhost.exe. |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | proc_access_win_mimikatz_trough_winrm.yml | SourceImage: 'C:\Windows\system32\wsmprovhost.exe' |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | proc_creation_win_remote_powershell_session_process.yml | description: Detects remote PowerShell sections by monitoring for wsmprovhost (WinRM host process) as a parent or child process (sign of an active PowerShell remote session). |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | proc_creation_win_remote_powershell_session_process.yml | - Image\|endswith: '\wsmprovhost.exe' |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | proc_creation_win_remote_powershell_session_process.yml | - ParentImage\|endswith: '\wsmprovhost.exe' |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | proc_creation_win_susp_shell_spawn_from_winrm.yml | ParentImage: '*\wsmprovhost.exe' |
DRL 1.0 |
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