genptch.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
Generate Patch - creates software patches or differential updates for deployment.
genptch.exe is the 364th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 23,466 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Program Files\Managed Antivirus\Managed Antivirus Engine\Managed Antivirus\Managed Antivirus\installer and it is most often launched by installer.exe.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Program Files\Managed Antivirus\Managed Antivirus Engine\Managed Antivirus\Managed Antivirus\installer99.97%
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Endpoint Security\installer0.03%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- 61edbe35807d78a4b901509b75d6e345ca571955df05f4d20dfcaf118020d2db35.19%
- d419de8dff0bc80ea23d232b18eb0ca3edd1e07caafc519990337569e3a64c4c26.46%
- 569789fe8fc3c3780a0be9053a25c8f7b7437d645d353445b3276132a413cb5b19.7%
- e22fbe36ba4ec4c1ff65d88324a3e981353cd68545b38d01beb8627fad1a1ef618.04%
- 02cca2ab875fc9e114cd2d2561c1e06ef89e223fd3f829fbac779e4bb55bf1b50.5%
- b69a441987b442a911a6b516b097e7ad34c42c2979f131eb0b96e63108aa50270.04%
- e4d94ce774a005b98883a9d5aa12150a3da0cd4c15b5ecd7d719a9553cdc5d680.03%
- 3f5f0a5453ae847f04795e13ed0f1ad4002b94cf076efb6d7eb9b1eeccb5524e0.01%
- 2da09003bc3008439f31762bf0dc098b95bfed1549b62fcc50f4bb7d2cd65dce0.01%
- 6e5695ca08db4bd91d6ba80cd63a8cd6f1e509b664d56a3fe9fbd89226ffa3650.01%
Process Ancestry
Top Grandparents
- EPUpdateService.exe99.98%
- services.exe0.02%
Top Parents
- installer.exe99.97%
- pcdrcui.exe0.01%
- BASupSysInf.exe<0.01%
- svchost.exe<0.01%
- taskhostw.exe<0.01%
- WmiPrvSE.exe<0.01%
Top Children
- conhost.exe100%
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