zPerfUpdate.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
SAAZOD endpoint management agent component. Part of the SAAZOD agent suite deployed via ZENworks or similar enterprise management platforms.
zPerfUpdate.exe is the 84th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 307,799 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Program Files (x86)\SAAZOD\zCMon and it is most often launched by SAAZScheduler.exe.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Program Files (x86)\SAAZOD\zCMon100%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- dca14b31b92246270aa36adbd260637f09b5a5d29c22842eedcb51d6da094a4f86.81%
- 8ab5bdde55169ac0fa900645de5347ed1b701eee6ca1e7af27e2075ac58086d813.19%
Process Ancestry
Top Parents
Top Children
- zPerf.exe100%
Security Analysis
What does zPerfUpdate.exe normally do?
Located in C:\Program Files (x86)\SAAZOD or its subdirectories.
When is zPerfUpdate.exe suspicious?
Running from outside the SAAZOD directory.
How do attackers abuse zPerfUpdate.exe?
Not a target for abuse.
Detection guidance
No detection needed.
False positive notes
High execution counts are normal for management agents.
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