RPCSS.DLL - What is it?

[Charliec]

I am getting constant activity on my computer (every few seconds) and
RPCSS.DLL seems to be causing a lot of it. What is this program and
can it be deleted? What functions does it support?

Thanks for any tips.

Charliec
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Charliec

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Charliec" <[email protected]>

| I am getting constant activity on my computer (every few seconds) and
| RPCSS.DLL seems to be causing a lot of it. What is this program and
| can it be deleted? What functions does it support?
|
| Thanks for any tips.
|
| Charliec
| ******************************************************
| Charliec

The DLL is part of the Remote Procedure Call and Distributed COM sub-system.
No, it can NOT be deleted.

 

[Guest]

I am getting constant activity on my computer (every few seconds) and
RPCSS.DLL seems to be causing a lot of it. What is this program and
can it be deleted? What functions does it support?

Thanks for any tips.

Charliec
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Charliec

Process Explorer for Windows v10.21
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/processexplorer.mspx

MS03-026: Buffer Overrun in RPC May Allow Code Execution
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823980
MS03-039: A buffer overrun in RPCSS could allow an attacker to run malicious
programs
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824146

You receive a "Generic Host Process" error message after you start the
computer, or DBCS attachment file names are not displayed in Rich Text e-mail
messages
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894391
Cumulative Update for Microsoft RPC/DCOM (828741)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-012.mspx

http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=27682&start=15&sid=f44b1c7b0669cc40eb8c0cfc26a0c464

Scan from other Av vendors by online scanners and for malware too.
HTH.
nass