qprocess.exe

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

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`33305BA7125D811F716148C421553F79`
SHA1	`A90B92D3F21FE22BD7C896A0CAE8663AD7514273`
SHA256	`F71965F45A393E95B8C10B6D8947903BD0F035FC8CA3982D0F1A7D42B23FA315`
SHA384	`F82B7FB20FD43C00AA287C59DBC998B1D2F2D053A68453582B33A15492555205A7AAAD14D25823CDDA0F0517ECF787F2`
SHA512	`C28347F4C719317B847C333C393B316DDFBD290FB56F7B286269E3850C05BF717F12E81FEB95D2F07D5A18F22DE0C9FE9D0329322726117B6342E2D62E46992D`
SSDEEP	`768:z0wxzFYy7HF93OARwQs3Zzg2yHMpZ8iLLBVu3:z0wFjPxOZdgnsLL23`
IMP	`2C6064FDDA8E2B58540E4729A999BB69`
PESHA1	`CC735AB6CC79E2D4DB8762B08D84100C54C681FC`
PE256	`9B27E73546CD423EEB33922B53C6545B71A349C670A48C04E37AE13295D7AB48`

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.

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\Windows\System32\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\Windows\system32\qprocess.exe

Signature

Status: Signature verified.
Serial: 330000023241FB59996DCC4DFF000000000232
Thumbprint: FF82BC38E1DA5E596DF374C53E3617F7EDA36B06
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: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Product Version: 10.0.19041.1
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Machine Type: 64-bit

File Scan

VirusTotal Detections: 0/74
VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/f71965f45a393e95b8c10b6d8947903bd0f035fc8ca3982d0f1a7d42b23fa315/detection

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.