cabarc.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
Cabinet Archive tool creates and extracts Windows cabinet (.cab) archive files. Used in software distribution and Windows Update packaging.
cabarc.exe is the 61st most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 557,655 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\ProgramData\... and it is most often launched by VIPRE.PMAgent.exe.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\ProgramData\...99.66%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Quest\KACE0.28%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\KACE0.06%
- C:\Users\...<0.01%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- 3ed33e71641645367442e65dca6dab0d326b22b48ef9a4c2a2488e67383aa9a6100%
- 007af8eae2b67868970a03ef98204dfa83c05665c819a7c5141a8ea29b45c707<0.01%
Process Ancestry
Top Grandparents
- SBAMSvc.exe96.91%
- KPlugins.exe3.06%
- setup.exe0.02%
Top Parents
- VIPRE.PMAgent.exe99.66%
- kpatch.exe0.34%
- setup.exe<0.01%
Top Children
- conhost.exe100%
Security Analysis
What does cabarc.exe normally do?
Part of Microsoft software.
When is cabarc.exe suspicious?
Running from unexpected paths.
How do attackers abuse cabarc.exe?
Not commonly abused.
Detection guidance
No specific detection needed.
False positive notes
Normal operation.
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