RAPS.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
Remote Access Plus agent or similar remote administration process.
RAPS.exe is the 100th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 238,180 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Program Files\Rivet Networks\SmartByte and it is most often launched by RAPS.exe.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Program Files\Rivet Networks\SmartByte100%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- e9e9e03a8f493675fae7f786bb7556c145f0241eca245687c0df3b5629dbda7876.11%
- 1ce6e9b9aafc9a600a6e34c41a6e61f7d50c406f65c423bf38187b9810290dca15.75%
- eebcc0c6fd9a7bf70ba3028daea19c450fcc698169c2e5b03f6bef9d4bba1a6f8.14%
Process Ancestry
Top Parents
- RAPS.exe99.99%
Security Analysis
What does RAPS.exe normally do?
Part of Unknown software.
When is RAPS.exe suspicious?
Running from unexpected paths.
How do attackers abuse RAPS.exe?
Not commonly abused.
Detection guidance
No specific detection needed.
False positive notes
Normal operation.
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