(record timestamps):
dir "C:\path\to\download\file.exe" /tc > before.txt , compare: writetime.exe watch download
$watcher = New-Object System.IO.FileSystemWatcher $watcher.Path = "C:\Users\$env:USERNAME\Downloads" $watcher.Filter = "*writetime.exe" $watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = $true Register-ObjectEvent $watcher "Created" -Action Write-Host "Detected: $($Event.SourceEventArgs.FullPath)" Run this before download; it will alert instantly if writetime.exe lands in Downloads. If you suspect writetime.exe changes timestamps of downloaded files, log before/after: (record timestamps): dir "C:\path\to\download\file