CONNCHK.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
Connectivity check utility. Tests network connectivity to specific endpoints, used by management or monitoring agents.
CONNCHK.exe is the 105th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 220,973 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Program Files (x86)\SAAZOD and it is most often launched by SAAZScheduler.exe.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Program Files (x86)\SAAZOD100%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- 3be293dc054c9c0091962b3bad91218aec0eaa4789193170cf78f074db779f8c90.73%
- 6bafeb8b3d8a879179ee29dbe4af378b6e0d3896a2366ddf324e72eb532b75d79.27%
Process Ancestry
Top Parents
Security Analysis
What does CONNCHK.exe normally do?
Part of Unknown software.
When is CONNCHK.exe suspicious?
Running from unexpected paths.
How do attackers abuse CONNCHK.exe?
Not commonly abused.
Detection guidance
No specific detection needed.
False positive notes
Normal operation.
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