CrowdResponse

Q: Is CrowdResponse still available?

No, not from CrowdStrike. Its old page redirects to the Resource Center, and it is not on CrowdStrike's current community tools list.

Q: Is it CrowdsResponse or CrowdResponse?

CrowdResponse. CrowdStrike's official name has no "s" after Crowd.

Q: Was CrowdResponse free?

Yes. CrowdStrike launched it as a free community tool in 2014.

Q: Does CrowdResponse work on Windows 10 or 11?

Not officially. CrowdStrike listed support from Windows XP to Server 2012, and we found no update after 2016.

Q: What is the best CrowdResponse alternative?

Velociraptor for most teams. It is free, open source and runs on Windows, Linux and macOS. More options are on our CrowdResponse alternatives page.

CrowdStrike's old free Windows tool for collecting host data in incident response.

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FreeWhen it was offered

2014Released

WindowsXP to Server 2012

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The short version

What happened to CrowdResponse?

CrowdResponse is no longer offered by CrowdStrike. Its old tool page now sends you to the general Resource Center, and it is missing from CrowdStrike's current list of free community tools.

CrowdResponse was a free Windows console app, built by Robin Keir and announced by CrowdStrike in March 2014. It collected host data for incident response: file listings with hashes and signature checks, running processes with their modules, and YARA scans of memory and files. The last update we found, adding scheduled task modules, was in May 2016. We found no public shutdown notice from CrowdStrike.

Bottom line: Do not plan new work around CrowdResponse. For free host data collection today, look at Velociraptor, an open-source DFIR tool for Windows, Linux and macOS. CrowdStrike still lists its CrowdInspect tool, but that only inspects processes.

What it did

Key features

Directory listing (@dirlist)

Listed files with SHA256 and MD5 hashes, digital signature checks and regex path filters.

Process listing (@pslist)

Listed running processes with command lines and loaded modules, and checked for thread injection.

YARA scanning (@yara)

Scanned process memory and files on disk with YARA rules, which could be downloaded from a URL.

Modular console app

Ran from the Windows command line, with output built for detailed post-processing and analysis. A user guide came with the download.

What it cost

CrowdResponse pricing

Option	Price	Status today
CrowdResponse	Free	No longer listed or offered by CrowdStrike.
CrowdInspect	Free	Still listed on CrowdStrike's community tools page. Host-based process inspection only.
Velociraptor	Free	Open source (AGPL-3.0). Builds for Windows, Linux and macOS.

CrowdResponse never had a paid version. CrowdStrike released it as a free community tool.

Honest fit

What still works, and what doesn't

Still works

CrowdInspect, still listed by CrowdStrike for process inspection
Velociraptor for collecting host data across many machines
YARA scanning, through other tools that support YARA rules
CrowdStrike's old blog posts, if you need to read old CrowdResponse output

No longer available

The CrowdResponse download from CrowdStrike
Its official tool page, which now redirects
Updates since 2016, or support for current Windows versions

What people ask

CrowdResponse FAQ

Is CrowdResponse still available?

No, not from CrowdStrike. Its old page redirects to the Resource Center, and it is not on CrowdStrike's current community tools list.

Is it CrowdsResponse or CrowdResponse?

CrowdResponse. CrowdStrike's official name has no "s" after Crowd.

What did CrowdResponse do?

It collected host data from Windows machines for incident response. Its modules listed files and processes, checked hashes and signatures, and ran YARA scans.

Was CrowdResponse free?

Yes. CrowdStrike launched it as a free community tool in 2014.

Does CrowdResponse work on Windows 10 or 11?

Not officially. CrowdStrike listed support from Windows XP to Server 2012, and we found no update after 2016.

What is the best CrowdResponse alternative?

Velociraptor for most teams. It is free, open source and runs on Windows, Linux and macOS. More options are on our CrowdResponse alternatives page.

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