downloader.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
Generic downloader process. Without additional path context, could be part of various update or deployment systems.
downloader.exe is the 108th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 203,073 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Program Files\Managed Antivirus\Managed Antivirus Engine\Managed Antivirus\Managed Antivirus and it is most often launched by EPUpdateService.exe.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Program Files\Managed Antivirus\Managed Antivirus Engine\Managed Antivirus\Managed Antivirus50.55%
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Endpoint Security49.45%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- cdbaf9b5e6665cf8dcc37b2cc581b184149c7ad0891edc85b253abd2ceef52f915.49%
- e4992e0646f941de6afe23b3f14ef667c8fe0661b32fc4063e9ba9d3a7a0d28b13.42%
- 6c0ff9d4608742ad8d3a6bfe6822e9360d2a1ce75b4c771a8ce34f45edf58b4d5.86%
- 945df708512a6a76b6741fe45d23597ca8a5f3e7dab8acd1eaa2b18484c40b735.37%
- b7052457e6630d09ccb39e7d2e77047bdc9e10c3985b316e42968d66139f2c1f3.18%
- a1e9c546c3728c077183d2788bfefbc325ea3282a3255cf1716f5dae3b49aa363.17%
- 55b68a20a88f199b8f44789be53be1b1757d20a2ff5beca0926ba7c674ba8ed92.93%
- ef597fce3b5d53a9275b34cb13c8a563f484396429421da14981b1bab735b95e2.89%
- 3f8814b61dd8b35014ec09e7e57c678e688cf90c0c0b6be7da32a534667859152.66%
- d4fed6042b52a94937b89c460be48f02b2daa2e74de2ad1d7c696334f68ecdd82.66%
Process Ancestry
Top Grandparents
- services.exe100%
Top Parents
Top Children
- conhost.exe87.43%
- testinitsigs.exe12.57%
Security Analysis
What does downloader.exe normally do?
Part of Unknown software.
When is downloader.exe suspicious?
Running from unexpected paths.
How do attackers abuse downloader.exe?
Not commonly abused.
Detection guidance
No specific detection needed.
False positive notes
Normal operation.
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