EchoTrail

Dropbox.exe

by Dropbox
Application

Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild and observed in the EchoTrail lab on Windows 11.

Summary

Dropbox desktop client provides file synchronization and cloud storage integration with Windows Explorer.

Dropbox.exe is the 149th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 115,401 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Users\... and it is most often launched by Dropbox.exe.

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149th
most commonly executed Windows program
115,401
observed endpoint executions

Behavior

Top Paths

  • C:\Users\...90.79%
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client8.75%
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client_48.4.580.02%
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client_50.4.710.02%
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client_44.4.580.02%
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client_46.4.650.02%
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client_47.4.740.02%
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client_43.4.500.02%
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client_45.4.920.02%
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client_49.4.690.02%
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Update\Install\{19BF5B8D-CF0C-4166-A8F5-F61FDC979092}\app
  • C:\Windows\SystemTemp\dropbox_Unpacker_BeginUnzipping7024_644748826\app

Top Hashes (SHA256)

  • 3ce6cdc1680299928e92390b875a96e327d63c4d5e6a6a4fe3c3665ed83a761b8.64%
  • 603c630575951fa1a0dbe08d0b7144ad921f18b657d691a2c580d5839cc6b1668.22%
  • d37cc22bd382ef4b81b46c85bddfeb4ca6b745201c6e9cb8e5978c5ee3e62bde6.33%
  • 07236214eaaf197cf1d300f58a676fa4ed3d42a71e196a9970a431b67c0551995.99%
  • 168801be601695325103a5396d79cc29e2d6c7aa4108501416ac4ed33373e6b85.61%
  • 9b244a225dde08dbd4c511f16a43525ee2dee08784459dd424650b368fd14c154.64%
  • e7163a50dbb24a40cacb9eb8300363ba9fcb6a1dd8d77e13531a29cd3538de0b4.63%
  • fa4bf91a5bf4bd718ed28d796e589592943063e82b75b11705b68f56332068d24.44%
  • 309cb4b6b4e1b3e85a6d982e8f2a5d4921f2ccd584b92d1daba498152d3625c93.99%
  • ad82841c6e5322226f99d603ded0100f33a9fdf2cda050f9af15e84f5ddb54f73.86%
  • ec1c448a02916f71ee6bcb9987977438f949a0f8ebfa32eb4cf72e7a2dd841c3
  • 4808e727d37d3a12c894ae9c57ca9d393f1ed3987fcc737355ea5faabc8ad0d4

Code Signing

Signers by share of executions

  • Dropbox, IncValid
    Embedded signature · 2 hashes
    100%
    Chain
    1. Dropbox, Inc
    2. DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1
    3. DigiCert Trusted Root G4
    Valid
    • Dec 12, 2025 to Dec 14, 2027
    Hashes
    • ec1c448a02916f71ee6bcb9987977438f949a0f8ebfa32eb4cf72e7a2dd841c394.12% of executions, first seen Sep 29, 2026
    • 4808e727d37d3a12c894ae9c57ca9d393f1ed3987fcc737355ea5faabc8ad0d45.88% of executions, first seen Sep 29, 2026

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Lab record

Installed from
winget Dropbox.Dropbox 262.4.3183
Publisher
Dropbox, Inc
Persistence
1 run key
Network
7 destinations
Command lines
11 patterns (17 launches)
DLL loads
342 patterns (1,458 loads)
Registry writes
397 patterns (1,595 writes)
File writes
1,023 patterns (1,196 writes)
HTTP requests
0 patterns (0 requests)
TLS connections
6 patterns (22 handshakes)
Named pipes
11 patterns (99 events)
Process access
7 patterns (651 events)
Driver loads
0 patterns (0 loads)
PowerShell blocks
0 patterns (0 blocks)
Remote threads
0 patterns (0 events)
Audit events
1 pattern (1 event)

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Security Analysis

What does Dropbox.exe normally do?

Part of Dropbox software. Normal operation.

When is Dropbox.exe suspicious?

Running from unexpected paths.

How do attackers abuse Dropbox.exe?

Not commonly abused.

Detection guidance

No specific detection needed.

False positive notes

Normal Dropbox operation.

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