wsqmcons.exe

  • File Path: C:\windows\system32\wsqmcons.exe
  • Description: Windows SQM Consolidator

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 4B8899882458D96FDD8677D49BD0C5B0
SHA1 B825197181519F279CA6551ACC7A2B88557F17A2
SHA256 7313C269BD76053BD3613D04F7FCFB2B1A6A0537806BFE908D6D89EB8D570941
SHA384 A5358F3EAFA60236BC1B57B5BB19405E806C0C849103A36CD2A497C376C75DE57510D298527E420024D2F3D398FAC123
SHA512 ECE5D25F9B0DE6FD3D0831FCC6271ABB223FF2FE8E70181E46C99423C9A129A733C3066C26797297F4E204FCA6F1C32560257006367E58508321C64BB5B7699B
SSDEEP 6144:zDkOC0gIaWL7Nk7DHFfBXmHq61+nQbroYl6PyHp+QwEE5ZXXQEQ5l:3Vddk7DlfBW+ng+yHRQXXNQ5l

Signature

  • Status: The file C:\windows\system32\wsqmcons.exe is not digitally signed. You cannot run this script on the current system. For more information about running scripts and setting execution policy, see about_Execution_Policies at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170
  • Serial: ``
  • Thumbprint: ``
  • Issuer:
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File Metadata

  • Original Filename: wsqmcons.exe.mui
  • Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
  • Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
  • File Version: 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
  • Product Version: 6.3.9600.16384
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Possible Misuse

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

Source Source File Example License
sigma proc_creation_win_apt_turla_comrat_may20.yml - '.WSqmCons))\|iex;' DRL 1.0
malware-ioc misp-turla-comrat-v4-event.json "value": "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows.WSqmCons", © ESET 2014-2018
malware-ioc turla * ++HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SQMClient\Windows.WSqmCons++``{:.highlight .language-cmhg} © ESET 2014-2018

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