EXECUT~2.EXE
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
Short filename (8.3 format) for an executable, likely from a management or deployment tool using legacy path conventions.
EXECUT~2.EXE is the 154th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 109,408 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\... and it is most often launched by ClusterInfo.exe.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\...100%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- b39f56246f97de6f593ec7e8dd27253600c18985d6faddd39f6bd118c1c61ce957.45%
- f64c985ef4ee9da9d64236841d58c5ccf2f6e7bffcbcdb07e9db2c1601d87c4142.55%
Process Ancestry
Top Parents
- svchost.exe50%
Security Analysis
What does EXECUT~2.EXE normally do?
Part of Unknown software.
When is EXECUT~2.EXE suspicious?
Running from unexpected paths.
How do attackers abuse EXECUT~2.EXE?
Not commonly abused.
Detection guidance
No specific detection needed.
False positive notes
Normal operation.
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