jcosqueryi.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
JumpCloud osquery interactive client. Runs osquery queries for endpoint visibility and compliance via the JumpCloud management platform.
jcosqueryi.exe is the 104th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 225,412 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Program Files\JumpCloud and it is most often launched by powershell.exe.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Program Files\JumpCloud100%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- a3004cb6ae198572407b2ff19b1e4f441c187deb1820e3ecd5fe0b32799d0f65100%
Process Ancestry
Top Parents
- powershell.exe100%
- taskhostw.exe<0.01%
- ngen.exe<0.01%
- ngentask.exe<0.01%
- setup.exe<0.01%
- svchost.exe<0.01%
- WMIC.exe<0.01%
Top Children
- WerFault.exe75%
- conhost.exe12.5%
- WMIC.exe12.5%
Security Analysis
What does jcosqueryi.exe normally do?
Part of JumpCloud software.
When is jcosqueryi.exe suspicious?
Running from unexpected paths.
How do attackers abuse jcosqueryi.exe?
Not commonly abused.
Detection guidance
No specific detection needed.
False positive notes
Normal operation.
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