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45% of PCs block this file from running.
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rnupgagent.exe
RealNetworks Installer (32-bit) by RealNetworks (Signed)
| Version: | 10.0.0.100 |
| MD5: | 6a05110733966830f85bc2fe957c79eb |
| SHA1: | ba8113ef98f537f7b0c2c56c87968625cba49f9b |
| SHA256: | fcdcd311f39b4c8fb5a1d21e54dbe1dc8e7ba9d00feccef44f8f1b9159d84278 |
What is rnupgagent.exe?
RealNetworks Installer is part of RealPlayer, by RealNetworks, a cross-platform software product primarily used for the playing of recorded media. The media player is compatible with numerous formats within the multimedia realm, including MP3, MPEG-4, QuickTime, Windows Media, and multiple proprietary versions of RealAudio and RealVideo formats.
Overview
rnupgagent.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is an auto-starting process that used the Windows Task Scheduler service to load when the user logs into Windows (sometimes this is required to bypass the UAC protection). The file is digitally signed by RealNetworks which was issued by the Thawte certificate authority (CA). Note, some antivirus scanners have flagged this file, however it is not necessarily considered malware (see below for details).
Details
| File name: | rnupgagent.exe |
| Publisher: | RealNetworks, Inc. |
| Product name: | RealNetworks Installer (32-bit) |
| Description: | RealNetworks Installer |
| Typical file path: | C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\real\update\upgradehelper\realplayer\10.20\agent\rnupgagent.exe |
| Original name: | rnsetup.EXE |
| File version: | 10.0.0.100 |
| Size: | 438.65 KB (449,176 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | RealNetworks |
| Authority (CA): | Thawte |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, March 8, 2011 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'ReclaimerUpdateFiles_harlyson' runs daily in the path '\ReclaimerUpdateFiles_harlyson'
- The task 'RNUpgradeHelperResumePrompt_Pluto' in the path '\RNUpgradeHelperResumePrompt_Pluto'
- The task 'RNUpgradeHelperResumePrompt_WIZARD' in the path '\RNUpgradeHelperResumePrompt_WIZARD'
- The job 'RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_WIZARD' runs on logon in the path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_WIZARD'
- The task 'ReclaimerUpdateXML_WIZARD' runs daily in the path '\ReclaimerUpdateXML_WIZARD'
- The job 'ReclaimerUpdateFiles_WIZARD' runs daily in the path '\ReclaimerUpdateFiles_WIZARD'
- The job 'RNUpgradeHelperResumePrompt_Owner' in the path '\RNUpgradeHelperResumePrompt_Owner'
- The task 'RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_Owner' runs on logon in the path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_Owner'
- The job 'ReclaimerUpdateFiles_Robert' runs daily in the path '\ReclaimerUpdateFiles_Robert'
- The job 'ReclaimerUpdateFiles_owner' runs daily in the path '\ReclaimerUpdateFiles_owner'
- The job 'ReclaimerResumeInstall_stacey jackson' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\ReclaimerResumeInstall_stacey jackson.job'
- The task 'ReclaimerResumeInstall_HP_Administrator' runs in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\ReclaimerResumeInstall_HP_Administrator.job'
- The job 'ReclaimerUpdateXML_Owner' runs daily in the path '\ReclaimerUpdateXML_Owner'
- The job 'RNUpgradeHelperResumePrompt_THE KING' in the path '\RNUpgradeHelperResumePrompt_THE KING'
- The task 'RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_THE KING' runs on logon in the path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_THE KING'
- The job 'ReclaimerUpdateXML_THE KING' runs daily in the path '\ReclaimerUpdateXML_THE KING'
- The task 'ReclaimerUpdateFiles_THE KING' runs daily in the path '\ReclaimerUpdateFiles_THE KING'
- The task 'RNUpgradeHelperResumePrompt_Toshiba' in the path '\RNUpgradeHelperResumePrompt_Toshiba'
- The job 'RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_Toshiba' runs on logon in the path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_Toshiba'
- The task 'ReclaimerUpdateXML_Toshiba' runs daily in the path '\ReclaimerUpdateXML_Toshiba'
- The job 'ReclaimerUpdateFiles_Toshiba' runs daily in the path '\ReclaimerUpdateFiles_Toshiba'
- The task 'ReclaimerUpdateFiles_Central Command' runs daily in the path '\ReclaimerUpdateFiles_Central Command'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_WIZARD'
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_Owner'
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_THE KING'
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_Toshiba'
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_lakay'
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_DELL'
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_Fujitsu'
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_G'
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_Terry'
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_allan'
- Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_XXXX.job'
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_Bev'
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_Azzoza'
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_Michael'
- Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\ReclaimerResumeInstallLogin_Administrator.job'
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_j'
- Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_Owner.job'
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_ABDULAI'
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_Dr Ayman Elnemr'
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_Keonaona'
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_user'
- Login entry path '\RNUpgradeHelperLogonPrompt_Ola'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
26.71% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.47% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
14.29% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
13.04% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.94% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
3.11% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
3.11% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
3.11% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
0.62% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
0.62% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 39.75% of RealNetworks Installer (32-bit) .
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
33.60% |
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| Dell |
27.20% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
21.60% |
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| Acer |
8.80% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.00% |
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| Sony |
3.20% |
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| ASUS |
1.60% |
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