DMPHelpDesk.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
DameWare Mini Remote Control help desk agent. Provides remote support and management capabilities.
DMPHelpDesk.exe is the 41st most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 908,914 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Program Files (x86)\SAAZOD and it is most often launched by platform-setuputils-plugin.exe.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Program Files (x86)\SAAZOD100%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- f32ba64acc4a5205b2e2ec141fb80cb9720255574e36e7402596353846ed95df30.68%
- eba7241a67493dde7930355da2bb6c9f68635dc55231176ba075b0e6d0165b1e29.49%
- 12bbf3319f586095c6016ba4e37af89ed7cc42f0d1ad93174e2a819fff5ed0f624.82%
- 56e681c831eb26bb616ef173c2773e859c3808fa1b77c21342f2e6dde14052809.98%
- 625fc8effee8cb96c02df21cdd50f2a37c477b4276c82fba95721ed5c3e22b844.75%
- cf6b94c6d9615024cf8becf60741f762313b24eb848962a5dcde2904fc1f357d0.26%
Process Ancestry
Top Parents
Top Children
- SAAZJobDownload.exe36.25%
- SAAZDefaultJobExe.exe36.25%
- ZWbPe.exe9.41%
- zSmart.exe7.23%
- zAVUPD.exe5.43%
- zTUEXEC.exe5.43%
- zAsset.exe0.01%
- conhost.exe<0.01%
- cmd.exe<0.01%
Security Analysis
What does DMPHelpDesk.exe normally do?
Part of SolarWinds remote management suite. Runs as a service or on-demand.
When is DMPHelpDesk.exe suspicious?
RMM tools can be abused by attackers for persistent remote access. If not expected in the environment, their presence may indicate unauthorized access. Running from non-standard paths.
How do attackers abuse DMPHelpDesk.exe?
Not commonly targeted for direct abuse.
Detection guidance
No specific detection needed.
False positive notes
Normal in environments managed by SolarWinds. Very high execution counts reflect continuous monitoring.
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