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Carbon Black Cloud Windows Sensor: Which executables are responsible for creating network connections?

Carbon Black Cloud Windows Sensor: Which executables are responsible for creating network connections?

Environment

  • Carbon Black Cloud Windows Sensor: All versions
  • Carbon Black Cloud Server: All versions
  • Microsoft Windows OS: All versions

Question

Which of the CBC Windows sensor's executables are responsible for creating network connections?

Answer

  • RepMgr.exe (communicates with cloud)
  • upd.exe (signature pack updates)
  • osqueryi.exe (potentially via curl table queries)
  • cbc_plugin_extension.ext.exe (potentially via cb_sensor_curl table queries)

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