wsqmcons.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
Windows Software Quality Metrics Consolidator collects and submits Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) data.
wsqmcons.exe is the 106th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 219,951 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)
- 171c6f772c6025ddf6077d0ccea36b830250a150e4be210aba6da95027e2885717.38%
- a68ca9db82f71785b2458440ae90d7cb9d1fb932f482ede86691671cdcfbe68f10.38%
- b0c823d88240c93ed16814d47fd30da1478a84150f7c44b251ae9714e18318519.57%
- b78663af2c7177cbb51a1cb62219d8737acc5bd76a0d9c037c949406ff5768cb8.07%
- 11936fa208429ce2b0b9bc05051b1036e3ef2c7c1261f44f25f2bb31730f463e5.25%
- 7313c269bd76053bd3613d04f7fcfb2b1a6a0537806bfe908d6d89eb8d5709414.92%
- af956e89e5a9676d037492b320053bc120e596d285fed5ccdb71344537f3ece94.75%
- 9686f6c72dadb5bb9bac353b1aeb849a7685df8e50f1e3cc739ecd660298e9f34.47%
- af15b949d7d153536c56c396ae66d318bc3b18a09cfe1fd74e2bcf2be3504ae53.78%
- a36242133ca331a46225d03b868f48fb71e95d9e7fc9398565bb43da332657e02.88%
Process Ancestry
Top Grandparents
- services.exe98.05%
- wininit.exe1.95%
Top Parents
- svchost.exe90.02%
- services.exe1.24%
Top Children
- schtasks.exe99.97%
- WerFault.exe0.03%
Security Analysis
What does wsqmcons.exe normally do?
Part of Microsoft software. Normal operation.
When is wsqmcons.exe suspicious?
Running from unexpected paths.
How do attackers abuse wsqmcons.exe?
Not commonly abused.
Detection guidance
No specific detection needed.
False positive notes
Normal Microsoft operation.
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