The author mentions CcmExec.exe a million times without explaining it. A bit of searching reveals that it's part of the Change and Configuration Management sys

The author mentions CcmExec.exe a million times without explaining it. A bit of searching reveals that it's part of the Change and Configuration Management system in MS Systems Management Server (https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/jonathanh/2004/05/27/ccmexec-exe-and-inventory-exe-what-are-they-and-what-do-they-do/ https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/jonathanh/2004/05/27/ccmexe...). That's why he alludes to most folks not seeing it unless they are on a corporate managed machine.