Most antivirus programs identify rs.exe as malware—for instance Microsoft identifies it as TrojanDownloader:Win32/Mytonel.D, and Symantec identifies it as Trojan.Gen.2.
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Description:Rs.exe is not essential for the Windows OS and causes relatively few problems. The rs.exe file is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files (x86)" (in most cases C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Rs\).
Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 188,416 bytes (57% of all occurrences), 172,032 bytes or 1,099,264 bytes.
There is no information about the author of the file. The program has no visible window. Rs.exe is not a Windows core file. The process starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: MACHINE\Run, TaskScheduler).
Rs.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs and monitor applications.
Therefore the technical security rating is 57% dangerous; but you should also compare this rating with the user reviews.
Uninstalling this variant:
If problems with rs.exe occur, you can uninstall Intel from your computer using the Control Panel applet Uninstall a Program.
Important: You should check the rs.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
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it's runescape bot homo
RS stands for Reporting Services. It runs reports for MS SQL Server. Steve-O
rs.exe is part of MS SQL Server and Reporting Services. Using this utility, you can programmatically administer a report server using Visual Basic .NET scripts. Reporting Services scripts can be used to run any of the Reporting Services Web service operations. Script files take a certain format and are written in Visual Basic .NET. Scripting can be used to copy security to multiple reports on a server, to add and delete items, to copy report server items from one server to another and more. Alex (further information)
Summary: Average user rating of rs.exe:
based on 2 votes with 3 user comments.
2 users think rs.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application.
One user is not sure about it.
Best practices for resolving rs issues
The following programs have also been shown useful for a deeper analysis: ASecurity Task Manager examines the active rs process on your computer and clearly tells you what it is doing. A good Bantivirus tool detects whether the rs.exe file on your PC might be malware slowing down your system. Such unwanted programs are often not classified as viruses by other antivirus software and therefore go undetected.
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding PC trouble. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To restore the original performance and remove unnecessary programs, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.
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homo
Steve-O
Alex (further information)
Summary: Average user rating of rs.exe: based on 2 votes with 3 user comments. 2 users think rs.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. One user is not sure about it.