VC_redist.x86.exe
Summary
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable installer (x86) for deploying MSVC runtime libraries
VC_redist.x86.exe is the 2229th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 232 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\ProgramData\... and it is most often launched by VC_redist.x86.exe.
Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\ProgramData\...51.72%
- C:\Windows\Temp\...21.98%
- C:\...14.22%
- C:\Users\...6.47%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Razer Chroma SDK\temp1.72%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\IPEVO\Visualizer0.86%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\vcredist\20150.86%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\vcredist\20170.86%
- C:\Windows\Temp0.86%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\vcredist\20190.43%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- fdd1e1f0dcae2d0aa0720895eff33b927d13076e64464bb7c7e5843b7667cd1420.74%
- dafb8b5f4b46bfaf7faa1d0ad05211f5c9855f0005cd603f8b5037b6a708d6b613.04%
- 0c4e1f8b77613fc464ff5eaee31b49217996d987866a1ebcd73a0ca6310d26168.7%
- e9769913773ebf0fbb83f5bfac0f359ce9fcfb14cf89c5dfb2655abcd3d9271d8.7%
- 29cf2f79b42d4c6743025f1532943d3e09c9cc84887ccf6daa7927d70cfe249c4.68%
- 15dc9852a32ea35fc2a3ef99535802dc2d99bd122b3926686e4c75d042c52b7b3.34%
- 00c352fa442302be7195cbda046a0a0362c482fd1b92fd6f294471c62073dc6b2.68%
- 5a0d273208b6126d7f45451732e81bcc1b79c79466caa3ac65c9e00a9fff59302.34%
- 6fd956e5c041ad340431dd4eb9ca98ee3568163dacedce4865e6596ccb10b7212.01%
- dfa88ba4491ac48f49c1b80011eddfd650cc14de43f5a4d3218fb79acb2f2dbc2.01%
Process Ancestry
Top Grandparents
- explorer.exe33.75%
- ShoreTelConnect.exe31.25%
- setup.exe12.5%
- ShoreTel.exe3.75%
- msiexec.exe1.25%
Top Parents
- VC_redist.x86.exe57.76%
- vcredist_x86.exe15.09%
- cmd.exe1.72%
- powershell.exe1.29%
- SystemSettings.exe0.86%
- chrome.exe0.43%
- dllhost.exe0.43%
Top Children
- VC_redist.x86.exe97.98%
- vcredist_x86.exe2.02%
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.