qprocess.exe

  • File Path: C:\Windows\system32\qprocess.exe
  • Description: Query Process Utility

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 179E779B7BB0ED05A420C34D51DB7E4B
SHA1 70BFD877E1736F23F4153423343C89A4693455C0
SHA256 017E9E2914E74A951DA7FCB4E281C2BE2A1C246EE2942E6D540D612F675586D9
SHA384 3D01C7B30ABEA885CB62B75952AE0B6680E7EF9707A0FB0F742C018BB10857D3060257C745E9A8962028A26EB6E0180D
SHA512 DCADA2AB2AF08A9652017504931A09184C01443E2788FB3A7916122FF4A701A164C98DCBC5562C1888CA30783FF04EBDA5601B9958433AD47D19C6B911798A4B
SSDEEP 384:UNbL5jXhznOMC2BoH3S4tXHZeCGl5c3kbaEF55rLutDPgsKviTV5p0gdc9YXBFoJ:wbVN7FC2Z4neV5HhBqDv7zp0ooTVQ

Runtime Data

Usage (stdout):

Displays information about processes.

QUERY PROCESS [* | processid | username | sessionname | /ID:nn | programname]
  [/SERVER:servername]

  *                  Display all visible processes.
  processid          Display process specified by processid.
  username           Display all processes belonging to username.
  sessionname        Display all processes running at sessionname.
  /ID:nn             Display all processes running at session nn.
  programname        Display all processes associated with programname.
  /SERVER:servername The Remote Desktop Session Host server to be queried.

Usage (stderr):

Invalid parameter(s)
Displays information about processes.

QUERY PROCESS [* | processid | username | sessionname | /ID:nn | programname]
  [/SERVER:servername]

  *                  Display all visible processes.
  processid          Display process specified by processid.
  username           Display all processes belonging to username.
  sessionname        Display all processes running at sessionname.
  /ID:nn             Display all processes running at session nn.
  programname        Display all processes associated with programname.
  /SERVER:servername The Remote Desktop Session Host server to be queried.

Signature

  • Status: Signature verified.
  • Serial: 33000000BCE120FDD27CC8EE930000000000BC
  • Thumbprint: E85459B23C232DB3CB94C7A56D47678F58E8E51E
  • Issuer: CN=Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
  • Subject: CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

File Metadata

  • Original Filename: qprocess.exe.mui
  • Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
  • Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
  • File Version: 10.0.14393.0 (rs1_release.160715-1616)
  • Product Version: 10.0.14393.0
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Possible Misuse

The following table contains possible examples of qprocess.exe being misused. While qprocess.exe is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.

Source Source File Example License
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_commands_recon_activity.yml - qprocess DRL 1.0
signature-base gen_suspicious_strings.yar $ = “qprocess” CC BY-NC 4.0

Additional Info*

*The information below is copied from MicrosoftDocs, which is maintained by Microsoft. Available under CC BY 4.0 license.


qprocess

Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

Displays information about processes that are running on a Remote Desktop Session Host server. To find out what’s new in the latest version, see What’s New in Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server.

[!NOTE] This command is the same as the query process command.

Additional References


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