PMESetup.tmp
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
Patch Management Engine temporary setup file. Part of a patch management tool installation or update process.
PMESetup.tmp is the 159th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 104,557 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Windows\Temp\... and it is most often launched by PMESetup.exe.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Windows\Temp\...100%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- db3bae3bfbde381d18077a2181bfe7863a262aad53e5cdc110dae2c62a8e126799.98%
- 9f21d2d6f74b8bde977184f7f96c836177fb6170c68fa07e702dcfecd505c10a0.01%
- 8195bc5d1f721500b569cded63f2aa2fd0ebcdb81292ecc2d8c2250a7908f1ad0.01%
- 431d296b168cec90355f12baa9ff000a5f905f0cb0f6cc9cd9931352fa50f29d<0.01%
- ae95f191491b42d24da6edea157a115903eed368d8aeff16c971c0fdc71302bf<0.01%
Process Ancestry
Top Grandparents
- winagent.exe100%
Top Parents
- PMESetup.exe100%
- dllhost.exe<0.01%
- svchost.exe<0.01%
- WmiPrvSE.exe<0.01%
Top Children
- sc.exe50.49%
Security Analysis
What does PMESetup.tmp normally do?
Part of Unknown (patch management) software.
When is PMESetup.tmp suspicious?
Running from unexpected paths.
How do attackers abuse PMESetup.tmp?
Not commonly abused.
Detection guidance
No specific detection needed.
False positive notes
Normal operation.
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