typeperf.exe
Summary
Windows Performance Counter collector - writes performance counter data to the console or a log file. Collects CPU, memory, disk, and network metrics.
typeperf.exe is the 718th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 4,932 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Windows\System32 and it is most often launched by cmd.exe.
Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Windows\System32100%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- 3d3b3a8d528a2f12f1d1414a88781082d68a6367d47b054dfe111148e88de15d80.8%
- a1f6fc7c27f4bdfc7095272b42eacafae6b244477ab06d91d5ec34be0939b1a219.2%
Process Ancestry
Top Parents
- cmd.exe99.98%
Rare or environment-specific process names are omitted from ancestry tables. Percentages are of all observed relationships.
Security Analysis
What does typeperf.exe normally do?
Used by administrators and monitoring tools to collect performance counter data for capacity planning and troubleshooting.
When is typeperf.exe suspicious?
Collecting process-specific counters for security tools. Running on endpoints without performance monitoring configured.
How do attackers abuse typeperf.exe?
Minimal direct abuse. Could theoretically be used for system reconnaissance or to identify running security products via process counters.
False positive notes
Performance monitoring and troubleshooting workflows.
MITRE ATT&CK techniques
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Data from EchoTrail's dataset of ~346M Windows process executions. Last extracted 2026-08-04.