Query Details

Identify endpoints that run WSL

Identify Endpoints Running Wsl

Query

DeviceProcessEvents
| where ActionType has "ProcessCreated"
| where ProcessVersionInfoOriginalFileName has "wsl.exe"
| where ProcessVersionInfoFileDescription has "Windows Subsystem for Linux"
| summarize by DeviceName

About this query

Identify endpoints that run WSL

Description

The following query will identify endpoints running Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

Microsoft Sentinel & Defender XDR

Versioning

VersionDateComments
1.015/06/2024Initial publish

Explanation

This query identifies endpoints that are running Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) by looking for processes with the file name "wsl.exe" and description "Windows Subsystem for Linux".