What is the "locator.exe" ? Variant 680704

Our database contains 198 different files for filename locator.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the locator.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name locator.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Rpc Locator. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 1 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process locator.exe.

locator.exe Process
Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Rpc Locator
Version:
5.1.2600.5512
MD5:
34924d2ae0d0e7a956ac535c0fc04604
SHA1:
01c13e76a81e3f04533351a3c6560e0a7f9faf20
SHA256:
7cb3ab051401441c00d11ff8dad2914ac844d3f5a304de68a37528cf2845e262
Size:
75264
Directory:
C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:
Windows XP
Occurence:
Medium oc1

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :
Antivirus NameLatest Toleration
Avira Desktop2016-04-26 14:09:22
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 8.02015-10-17 17:21:51
3602014-03-14 22:13:23
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition 20142014-02-11 14:21:12
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Is the Process "locator.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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100% of reviewed files are marked as Safe .
100% of reviewed files are marked as System file.
Our final rating for this file is Safe. Final rating is based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.
Filename "locator.exe" is used by Microsoft Windows System files. Many threats uses filenames of System Processes to camouflage itself. You should consider suspected any file which uses system filename and is not stored in system directory or has invalid file version information. Correct system file contains full file version information from Microsoft.

User Reviews of the "locator.exe"

  • SAFErating from user Mature for file C:\Windows\System32\locator.exe (Variant: 72650)

    locator.exe is the remote procedure call locator service and is essential for the smooth running of Microsoft Windows. This process maintains a database of publicly declared procedures. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated.