What is RemoteControlAgent.exe?

RemoteControlAgent.exe is part of N-able Technologies Inc. Windows Agent and developed by N-able Technologies according to the RemoteControlAgent.exe version information.

RemoteControlAgent.exe's description is "agent_winnt Application"

RemoteControlAgent.exe is digitally signed by N-able Technologies Inc..

RemoteControlAgent.exe is usually located in the 'C:\PROGRA~1\N-ABLE~1\REMOTE~1\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on RemoteControlAgent.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameN-able Technologies Inc. Windows Agent
Company nameN-able Technologies
File descriptionagent_winnt Application
Internal nameagent_winnt
Original filenameagent_winnt.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2000-2006, N-able Technologies.
Product version6.5.2.1043
File version6.5.2.1043

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

Product nameN-able Technologies Inc. Windows Agent
Company nameN-able Technologies
File descriptionagent_winnt Application
Internal nameagent_winnt
Original filenameagent_winnt.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2000-2006, N-able Tech..
Product version6.5.2.1043
File version6.5.2.1043

Digital signatures [?]

RemoteControlAgent.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameN-able Technologies Inc.
Certificate issuer nameThawte Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number076b6c4193343cdaa9e4568a34d87584

VirusTotal report

None of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the RemoteControlAgent.exe file.

None of the 42 anti-virus programs detected the RemoteControlAgent.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD584ed6bc971e4e4c44e457030385e2c84
SHA256484c71cfc6b9f1141488d803d98a412394d852f2d29242d5c9c1081e128bff5e

Error Messages

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

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

remotecontrolagent.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.

agent_winnt Application has stopped working.

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

remotecontrolagent.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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What did other users do?

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User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 1 vote to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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