rc.exe

File Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.19041.0\x64\rc.exe
Description: Microsoft Resource Compiler

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`E5396AF565EB6DC475336F55ABBD0DAB`
SHA1	`D9369DB8E4A0582B750A0E513E25F25E849AA05C`
SHA256	`D48522470FA7DCCA448C79781B8E7091CE16521DCEB2AB97BF0F62E7DFD137BC`
SHA384	`BF487AFD7B1F09C6759EE7C78FD48A91E76617790991B2C346E6787E0FC9AAEE17AF192B61B429FCD2408B3BE933DA1B`
SHA512	`9F13426F7BB31E05E79BEB3657F73FEB5BC270569D30426508A949542BF7A2B54BF9766EDFAA97B126D95627DE238CEDEE91719292715CFB810036E3B2B1F59A`
SSDEEP	`1536:vbj2+DH2P19sKLfI67+rNlhK7BI3Shv6FUXui:f2+DH2JbFgfK7BI32v6FU+i`
IMP	`14364FD8F9FE355C6DC3AB49D1F37AB6`
PESHA1	`6351A3B0586B7C2E5A6F901019D8D7D4E2A88BDA`
PE256	`B0F15BF5F23170E50755C4446A1F6158E4D82350FADDECF1F58118CD84169465`

Runtime Data

Usage (stdout):

Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Resource Compiler Version 10.0.10011.16384
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

Usage:  rc [options] .RC input file
Switches:
   /r       Emit .RES file (optional)
   /v       Verbose (print progress messages)
   /d       Define a symbol
   /u       Undefine a symbol
   /fo      Rename .RES file
   /l       Specify default language using language identifier
   /ln      Specify default language using language name
   /i       Add a path for INCLUDE searches
   /x       Ignore INCLUDE environment variable
   /c       Define a code page used by NLS conversion
   /w       Warn on Invalid codepage in .rc (default is an error)
   /y       Don't warn if there are duplicate control ID's
   /n       Append null's to all strings in the string tables
   /fm      Localizable resource only dll file name
   /q       RC Configuration file for the resource only DLL
   /g       Specify the ultimate fallback language using language identifier
   /gn      Specify the ultimate fallback language using language name
   /g1      Specify if version only MUI file can be created
   /g2      Specify the custom file version for checksum in MUI creation
   /nologo  Suppress startup logo
   /sl      Specify the resource string length limit in percentage
Flags may be either upper or lower case

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.19041.0\x64\rc.exe
C:\Windows\System32\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll

Signature

Status: Signature verified.
Serial: 33000002CF6D2CC57CAA65A6D80000000002CF
Thumbprint: 1A221B3B4FEF088B17BA6704FD088DF192D9E0EF
Issuer: CN=Microsoft Code Signing PCA 2010, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Subject: CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

File Metadata

Original Filename: rc.exe
Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
File Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Product Version: 10.0.19041.1
Language: English (United States)
Machine Type: 64-bit

File Scan

VirusTotal Detections: 0/75
VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/d48522470fa7dcca448c79781b8e7091ce16521dceb2ab97bf0f62e7dfd137bc/detection

Possible Misuse

The following table contains possible examples of rc.exe being misused. While rc.exe is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.

Source	Source File	Example	License
sigma	proc_creation_win_plugx_susp_exe_locations.yml	`Image\\|endswith: '\rc.exe'`	DRL 1.0