vc_redist.x64.exe

by Microsoft

Installer

Summary

Visual C++ Redistributable installer (x64)

vc_redist.x64.exe is the 1600th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 575 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Windows\Temp\... and it is most often launched by vc_redist.x64.exe.

1600th

most commonly executed Windows program

575

observed executions

low

statistical confidence

Behavior

Top Paths

C:\Windows\Temp\...43.2%
C:\ProgramData\...29.95%
C:\Program Files\Wireshark16.35%
C:\...6.02%
C:\Users\...2.24%
C:\Program Files (x86)\Razer Chroma SDK\temp0.69%
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Logitech\LogiCamFrameProvider0.34%
C:\Program Files\Passportal\Windows Agent0.34%
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\vcredist\20150.34%
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\vcredist\20170.34%

Top Hashes (SHA256)

a0fce2b6c865ae4f00145c9b366c39484daf3160b526c77005e59f6f65adb20228.97%
ce6593a1520591e7dea2b93fd03116e3fc3b3821a0525322b0a430faa6b3c0b414.48%
5eea714e1f22f1875c1cb7b1738b0c0b1f02aec5ecb95f0fdb1c5171c6cd93a311.09%
7f14ef6981f4de50b70e959e31f2f5bab2e962c23978513844ef5799062521ba4.31%
d7257265dbc0635c96dd67ddf938a09abe0866cb2d4fa05f8b758c8644e724e44.31%
49ce02f9de86293e68f86fbe4b9259eb02f85a7d308962622f8692f3bc8ef7734.01%
3556010aa72b67d16dc6b406aecf493185c92f38ad410924959175fd39192b613.08%
23576f94754d1edbc4d09b9c27ff7c81646461e1d565eab8ca5faf7e98e2d0fb2.16%
3a4fb94338a08b1adc64e091a5a9a38ff7d1a6ff9e7d35e9a2a2a8334f92a00a2.16%
d340f5894e6246f1a9a00191056fb4d586a664d9f6cfc1f98f48a8d92f2954c21.85%

Process Ancestry

Top Grandparents

explorer.exe27.38%
ShoreTelConnect.exe25%
setup.exe15.48%
ShoreTel.exe2.38%
browser_broker.exe1.19%
cmd.exe1.19%
firefox.exe1.19%
Lenovo.Modern.ImController.PluginHost.Device.exe1.19%
msiexec.exe1.19%

Top Parents

Top Children

vc_redist.x64.exe100%

Rare or environment-specific process names are omitted from ancestry tables. Percentages are of all observed relationships.

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Data from EchoTrail's dataset of ~346M Windows process executions. Last extracted 2026-08-04.