PC Pitstop is the undisputed leader in PC diagnostics. Our running process library is culled from our database of over 100 million PC diagnostics and scans.

Tip from the PitCrew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

Furthermore, perhaps the quickest and most straight forward method to detect malware is through a running process analysis.

locator.exe (RPC Locator)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.06%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 1 MB

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PC Pitstop Analysis

Locator.exe keeps a database of the 'remote procedure calls' that can be executed on your computer.

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Recommendation

locator.exe is an essential part of Windows and required for Windows to work properly. It should never be disabled.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides a easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.

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Identification

In addition to the file name, locator.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:	Microsoft
Product contains:	Microsoft

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.

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MD5 Hashes

MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called locator.exe, we have detected more than 20 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

MD5 Report Summary
Program Name	MD5 Count
locator.exe	> 20

#	MD5	Size
1	0xbdaffca8b914df4e2fe631e60f1769de	72464 bytes
2	0x69b970645e78c1ed5fa7caf34a1a13e6	75264 bytes
3	0x758ce6d08f3ba2126d36144b8dd505e1	72464 bytes
4	0x4eb484338fb62ed86a86d28013bff9fd	68608 bytes
5	0x81c8fd15c6dd05478e418177c564df75	75264 bytes
6	0xba92df3953082e8214c487edc7171a73	75264 bytes
7	0x35743f12e274b568989a44412422cac2	75264 bytes
8	0x08377ebb699418269613903c5340311f	75264 bytes
9	0xf3b4141c14b4f97282cffb5cad146db7	75264 bytes
10	0x0acfb0d8214501358fe501cf73425c52	68608 bytes
11	0x5123f83cbc4349d065534eeb6bbdc42b	7680 bytes
12	0xab1e7f4bf9e0aa25281c8b3ef049257d	75264 bytes
13	0xad57e33f4f7f404d9aba97e8b33fa21b	72464 bytes
14	0xad60dcbedada52bf6c03717e822f176d	75264 bytes
15	0x7b7293e9b0670a96e5754ea14dd05844	75264 bytes
16	0x57cf313eb5cb2c9a0b3ff67437becdfa	75264 bytes
17	0x33a8f0fe0005b2d79df53441679f5149	75264 bytes
18	0x793f04a09b15e7c6c11dbdffaf06c0ab	75264 bytes
19	0x0c17b00f9acc99139780c0e931c11f16	68096 bytes
20	0xcf98300f750f3418c4a2b08b48be1a37	72464 bytes

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PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. locator.exe (RPC Locator) has been seen on 0.06% of systems tested at PC Pitstop. As a point of comparison, it is rare for a particular malicious program (virus or spyware) to be seen on more than one or two percent of all systems tested. The average RAM memory usage for this process was 1 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.

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Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.microsoft.com/

Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.auditmypc.com/process/locator.asp