SshSession.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
SSH session process. Manages SSH connections, likely part of an RMM or management agent SSH functionality.
SshSession.exe is the 151st most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 112,475 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Windows\System32 and it is most often launched by svchost.exe.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Windows\System32100%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- 01650540b693e5e8c87e227d20b7771cb301e513bdaad79f0f161305ec63998e100%
Process Ancestry
Top Grandparents
- services.exe100%
Top Parents
- svchost.exe100%
Security Analysis
What does SshSession.exe normally do?
Part of Unknown software.
When is SshSession.exe suspicious?
Running from unexpected paths.
How do attackers abuse SshSession.exe?
Not commonly abused.
Detection guidance
No specific detection needed.
False positive notes
Normal operation.
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