Superadmin.exe May 2026

Use Sysinternals Autoruns or WMIC:

wmic process where "name='superadmin.exe'" get parentprocessid,commandline

If you genuinely need a legitimate superadmin.exe for internal IT use, follow secure coding and deployment practices to avoid false positives: superadmin.exe

If you created superadmin.exe for internal use: Use Sysinternals Autoruns or WMIC : wmic process

Send the binary to VirusTotal, Hybrid Analysis, and your EDR vendor (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint) to generate a YARA rule. If you genuinely need a legitimate superadmin

Get-ItemProperty -Path "C:\path\to\superadmin.exe" | Format-List -Property *
Get-AuthenticodeSignature -FilePath "C:\path\to\superadmin.exe"

Do not double-click it to “see what happens”. Instead:

Some cryptojacking malware (e.g., the “MinerGate” variant) uses superadmin.exe to load the WinRing0.sys driver, granting ring-0 access for overclocking GPUs to mine Monero.