Sigverif.exe
File Signature Verification utility to verify digital signatures of files
Full path
C:\Windows\System32\sigverif.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sigverif.exeCommands
Execute arbitrary programs through a trusted Microsoft-signed binary to bypass application whitelisting.
sigverif.exeLaunch 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
Detection
- IOCsigverif.exe spawning unexpected child processes
Resources
acknowledgement: Grzegorz Tworek @0gtweet, Adam @Hexacorn