Sigverif.exe

type: OSBinaries
File Signature Verification utility to verify digital signatures of files

Full path

C:\Windows\System32\sigverif.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sigverif.exe

Commands

  1. ExecuteUser T1218

    Execute arbitrary programs through a trusted Microsoft-signed binary to bypass application whitelisting.

    sigverif.exe

    Launch sigverif.exe GUI, click ‘Advanced’, specify arbitrary executable path as ’log file name’, then click ‘View Log’ to execute the binary.

    os: Windows vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11

    Execute: EXEApplication: GUI

Detection

  • IOCsigverif.exe spawning unexpected child processes

Resources

acknowledgement: Grzegorz Tworek @0gtweet, Adam @Hexacorn