RarExtLoader.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
RAR Extension Loader - loads RAR archive shell extension for WinRAR context menu.
RarExtLoader.exe is the 1074th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 1,739 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR and it is most often launched by explorer.exe.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR100%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- 18246c40e3da4cec61da412b2920b8246e858f60a96e301abfea31b4a85687d4100%
Process Ancestry
Top Grandparents
- userinit.exe95.69%
- chrome.exe3.5%
- explorer.exe0.69%
- svchost.exe0.06%
- WerFault.exe0.06%
Top Parents
- explorer.exe96.09%
- chrome.exe3.22%
- notepad.exe0.63%
- PickerHost.exe0.06%
Top Children
- WinRAR.exe100%
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