What is trc_base.exe?

trc_base.exe is part of IBM Endpoint Manager for Remote Control and developed by IBM Corporation according to the trc_base.exe version information.

trc_base.exe's description is "Remote Control Target - Base Process"

trc_base.exe is digitally signed by IBM United Kingdom Ltd.

trc_base.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Tivoli\Remote Control\Target\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about trc_base.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 trc_base.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameIBM Endpoint Manager for Remote Control
Company nameIBM Corporation
File descriptionRemote Control Target - Base Process
Original filenametrc_base.exe
CommentsIBM Software Group, Tivoli
Legal copyrightIBM Corporation, 2007, 2014. All rights reserved
Product version9.1.0.0406
File version9.1.0.0406

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

Product nameIBM Endpoint Manager for Remote Cont..
Company nameIBM Corporation
File descriptionRemote Control Target - Base Process
Original filenametrc_base.exe
CommentsIBM Software Group, Tivoli
Legal copyrightIBM Corporation, 2007, 2014. All rig..
Product version9.1.0.0406
File version9.1.0.0406

Digital signatures [?]

trc_base.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameIBM United Kingdom Ltd
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number63cd26df48bb82df3837f2e3a0ddcbbc

VirusTotal report

None of the 68 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the trc_base.exe file.

None of the 68 anti-virus programs detected the trc_base.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

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    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Language Groups\\1",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Locale\\00000409",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US"
    ]
}

Generic

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                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Language Groups\\1",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Locale\\00000409",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US"
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        },
        "first_seen": 1576173189.546875,
        "ppid": 2448
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1576173189.3125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

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        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
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]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

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            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
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    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "14be77216d107d89875d144c37e69e3ef51cb6d45d9c2b929de825e3af54c3db",
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}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

TCP/UDP Listening Ports [?]

trc_base.exe has been reported to listen on the following TCP/UDP ports.

PortProtocol# Occurrences
888TCP v41

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5df03f2eade02652d99175f39cc2e3a40
SHA2561a563e86c8f87e23584576f140eafcdc6d2f3188893b33b538178b1f21a2a8cb

Error Messages

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

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

trc_base.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.

Remote Control Target - Base Process has stopped working.

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

trc_base.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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