update_task.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
Generic update task process. Part of a software update mechanism.
update_task.exe is the 145th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 120,192 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient97.92%
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient2.08%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- bd051ca1642f83ba775d681dd253d9e14166acc3e4a9429ac5a1f0152874a78b34.93%
- 6125a76f0cf188849b3f8d2f143e7b9b5ad670b95f2a3ae8762664ddd8cf338720.9%
- 74fd471244a8495914d987b7ff880d3df8c3cb95afdebb465088dc6d980f62d210.66%
- b9c9f094d7d515b8691388808bfbdd111579106d505d6e0985fd120a0f661c066.79%
- 4d173562d58f945e48c4ab6ac56cdc761f32ff160560b22c17549eed9f7cf0d35.62%
- ea86e3c299cdfb45d3953846e412bfe08f964ac4b5ba19aea3aec90865a03eb15.5%
- 0688a51aa13b0aa3e954181873a81a294d170636997ce856a7e54a37952af3a73.79%
- d79f04e59db7bf2e935e44a410ae05c6baaa829886939bfab178913c8f0196493.47%
- ecee70d331609e0e634725b0fbbebac27964d93162805b7a227840a255d338692.22%
- b0558332c393ea07865d08a2269b6e0a58ec1f7c69b27563dd818180f9e4b2ec1.72%
Process Ancestry
Top Grandparents
- services.exe100%
Top Children
- FCWscD7.exe92.33%
- conhost.exe6.19%
- ngen.exe0.44%
- mscorsvw.exe0.29%
- net.exe0.29%
- explorer.exe0.15%
- net1.exe0.15%
- regsvr32.exe0.15%
Security Analysis
What does update_task.exe normally do?
Part of Unknown software.
When is update_task.exe suspicious?
Running from unexpected paths.
How do attackers abuse update_task.exe?
Not commonly abused.
Detection guidance
No specific detection needed.
False positive notes
Normal operation.
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