MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
Microsoft Edge Update is the auto-updater service for the Microsoft Edge browser. It checks for, downloads, and installs Edge browser updates. It runs as a scheduled task and service.
MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe is the 39th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 917,853 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate and it is most often launched by svchost.exe.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate99.68%
- C:\Users\...0.21%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Temp\...0.11%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- bef9dbed290af17cf3f30cc43fc0a94cdadc540f171c25df1363b2e852d0a04230.78%
- 9c256d462f0640855e1ab3d2c658cb4edd7e061eb2782fd03481196d5ed93db524.16%
- a0628836960198f937f134e8a9c12a5ea38d682da3dd5e026170dfbc3eaa992e11.97%
- c0503e8d231583c691699493b13f2d148c351c19bf5be046701de3bed3a3c92a9.27%
- 9991ba022173f283ee99068b708f60ac5143fe0c81c9e3673cc7835b108a4f447.83%
- 7209d144d97ca57288e829fb5f026b5c4576433aaa7f5fb0adc6504a33b216564.91%
- 87c6f7d9b58f136aeb33c96dbfe3702083ec519aafca39be66778a9c27a687183.18%
- 656c675981144f6c81a2f70efa6aed04abb2d6076bd6307842eb298757a038672.74%
- 2e0eedb6316b5f2b2deaa0117add79d411e6b00c528b8760897124f91b37aeec1.56%
- bd9699e3da3de952145565d1825da68c3880c7e92af1d5ea94589d0a5820f6681.54%
Process Ancestry
Top Parents
- svchost.exe47%
- MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe21.14%
- services.exe11.26%
- taskeng.exe9.04%
Top Children
- MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe97.16%
- wermgr.exe0.66%
Security Analysis
What does MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe normally do?
Located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate or user-level installation paths. Launched by taskeng.exe/taskhostw.exe (scheduled tasks), svchost.exe (service), and self-spawned. Periodic execution.
When is MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe suspicious?
Running from unexpected paths. Spawning shells or unusual processes.
How do attackers abuse MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe?
Not commonly abused directly. Update mechanisms in general can be targets for supply chain attacks, but this is not a per-process concern.
Detection guidance
No specific detection needed.
False positive notes
Normal periodic execution. Multiple instances during update checks.
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