esif_assist_64.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework assistant. Manages Intel DPTF thermal and power management on Intel-based systems.
esif_assist_64.exe is the 55th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 656,368 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Windows\Temp\... and it is most often launched by esif_uf.exe.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Windows\Temp\...100%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- 4f611cdf6851ccdc36d7c16b764eb2d8150b6269ebd7fccad8a28ffdbb3ad30128.66%
- a7223520c7ecafa7707dfbb20c9cb5042280c43047f16038de877b431ea1113723.73%
- f396dcd3a7615fd924ca37d59730665606ea618a539a6491caca4df9d5ec7f3018.09%
- ebefb73be5c33a6e3e867b8d02afd67a0b61987eaa93a8167d12870e82713b2517.07%
- fe867084d5643199db053558877b4acc6a5f1933d6a72c07f110cf1117fa82e97.94%
- 084322c5de5da0480d5a078a145735ae0542d99a09cc96e28c2e58cf53ac845f4.44%
- 97634e679cc52ceb6e36797fbf4e65d6f02d69bc3988e1f8a0ae43364c4bbb850.07%
Process Ancestry
Top Grandparents
- services.exe100%
Top Parents
- esif_uf.exe100%
Security Analysis
What does esif_assist_64.exe normally do?
Part of Intel software.
When is esif_assist_64.exe suspicious?
Running from unexpected paths.
How do attackers abuse esif_assist_64.exe?
Not commonly abused.
Detection guidance
No specific detection needed.
False positive notes
Normal operation.
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