uesFileShadow.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
UES File Shadow - creates shadow copies of files accessed on removable media for DLP auditing.
uesFileShadow.exe is the 231st most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 58,287 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Program Files (x86)\ManageEngine\UEMS_Agent\DeviceControl\bin\4 and it is most often launched by dcconfig.exe.
Get this in your tools
The same record for uesfileshadow.exe, by REST or as an MCP tool. Free key, no card.
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $ECHOTRAIL_KEY" \
https://api.echotrail.io/v1/process/uesfileshadow.exeFree returns the summary. Team returns the full record you see on this page. Endpoint docs
Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Program Files (x86)\ManageEngine\UEMS_Agent\DeviceControl\bin\4100%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- af31a29b8d05ec46c5e06cf2397200b501f1f98264cda91bf044f912726645e1100%
Process Ancestry
Top Parents
- dcconfig.exe91.01%
- uesAgentService.exe0.01%
Security Analysis
What does uesFileShadow.exe normally do?
Component of ManageEngine Endpoint DLP / Device Control solution. Manages USB policies, file shadowing, and compliance monitoring.
When is uesFileShadow.exe suspicious?
Running on systems without Endpoint DLP deployed.
False positive notes
Normal in environments using ManageEngine Endpoint DLP.
Related Processes
Ask Rocky about uesFileShadow.exe
Rocky is the free chat demo. It answers from this same dataset, no account needed.
This page is the Team-tier API record for uesFileShadow.exe. The free tier returns the summary, 500 lookups a month. Or ask Rocky.