VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
Visual Studio extension configuration updater
VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe is the 2965th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 100 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\ServiceHub\Services\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Service and it is most often launched by svchost.exe.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\ServiceHub\Services\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Service100%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- fb725b01a2edc0bee59c2aab9059d1dd478fd8c07c0f7925b13509658f11140157.14%
- cd6344ae2f17a9c4b383998e8fa082ac7b63f6f6f0367239f2ecf0f663f9570e29.87%
- bca1a66f3c5541c0fc66a305f8d344677259ecfb6e3a31323e78cb1f0bab331710.39%
- 05a20ea59338dba575b682f459e264e250243c5977fd3c22e98f5f52296edc141.3%
- 075e821aa6878be8430308ba0a4c2de9efb21f10b4d4a650eec044062cfaf73e1.3%
Process Ancestry
Top Grandparents
- services.exe100%
Top Parents
- svchost.exe68%
Top Children
- devenv.exe100%
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