What is rpcnet.exe?

rpcnet.exe is part of Installation/Management Application and developed by Absolute Software Corp. according to the rpcnet.exe version information.

rpcnet.exe's description is "rpcnet"

rpcnet.exe is digitally signed by Absolute Software Corp..

rpcnet.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected rpcnet.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on rpcnet.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameInstallation/Management Application
Company nameAbsolute Software Corp.
File descriptionrpcnet
Internal namerpcnet
Original filenamerpcnet.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 1997-2014 Absolute Software Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Product version8.0.944.0
File version8.0.944.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameInstallation/Management Application
Company nameAbsolute Software Corp.
File descriptionrpcnet
Internal namerpcnet
Original filenamerpcnet.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 1997-2014 Absolute Sof..
Product version8.0.944.0
File version8.0.944.0

Digital signatures [?]

rpcnet.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAbsolute Software Corp.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number35baec8759d78462c3d2b7ffd4c46e51

VirusTotal report

1 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the rpcnet.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
DrWeb DLOADER.Trojan
1 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the rpcnet.exe file.

Folder name variants

rpcnet.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Windows\SysWOW64\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named rpcnet.exe

rpcnet.exe (10 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5dc908ab53016010462f371bbfd3173f5
SHA256eba817f382f49fc698ab98415e7552c2ed031faeeab55d34ec77e5ef59860649

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to rpcnet.exe:

rpcnet.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

rpcnet.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

rpcnet has stopped working.

End Program - rpcnet.exe. This program is not responding.

rpcnet.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

rpcnet.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with rpcnet.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with rpcnet.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 7 users.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
7

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with rpcnet.exe. Only 7 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Antonio Luis Amador writes

0 thumbs

It is part of the anti-theft software (Absolute Software), not malware

# 27 Aug 2017, 3:30

Roger Karlsson writes

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@Antonio: Thank you! DrWeb's detection "DLOADER.Trojan" is most likely a false positive.

# 2 Oct 2017, 2:24

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