What is vbc.exe? – Process/file: vbc.exe

File/archive: vbc.exe
Process/task name: UPDATE

The vbc.exe file and task is usually started together with Windows under the name of UPDAATE and the vbc.exe file or command.

Detected by Intel Security/McAfee security program as RDN/Generic BackDoor and also by Malwarebytes Anti-Malware as Trojan.Agent.LMT, a type of backdoor, malicious to the computer.

More information: http://home.mcafee.com/VirusInfo/VirusProfile.aspx?key=5211803

Tip: The vbc.exe process/program should NOT be started alongside the system. It can be a threat to system security.

We have logs from other processes using the same file name:

• File: vbc.exe – Name: WIN_TKR
The vbc.exe file and task is usually started together with Windows under the name of WIN_TKR and the vbc.exe file or command.

Detected by Malwarebytes Anti-Malware security program as backdoor-type malware named Backdoor.Messa.

Note: not to be confused with the legitimate Visual Basic Compiler file of the same name (vbc.exe) which is usually located in %Windir%\Microsoft.NET\ or %Windir%\winsxs\.

Instead, this malicious process/file is located in the %AppData% folder

Tip: The vbc.exe process/program should NOT be started alongside the system. It can be a threat to system security.

Do you want to know if vbc.exe is a virus or malware? See: Is vbc.exe a virus?

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