Estimated safety rating

rtop_svc.exe is a program which is most likely NOT a virus or malware. So, if rtop_svc.exe is on your computer, it is most likely ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your system is virus-free, it is still recommended to use a well-known antivirus with a good track record, in order to defend yourself against potential security problems.

Executable file path

This application is normally stored on disk in C:\Program Files\ByteFence\rtop\bin\rtop_svc.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this program is ccddff7573f8d12831f98435108f03f1.

Is running as a service

This application is registered as a Windows service. This means it runs on your system in background, usually without showing anything to you. Most Windows services are ok programs, which perform useful functions to other programs or to Windows in general.

Accesses the internet

This program uses the Internet to communicate. In this day and age this is ok. For example, most of the programs on your computer check for new updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This app runs in 32-bit mode. It does not benefit of the entire set of features of current PC CPUs. This ordinarily happens because the makers did not bother to upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description stored in the program is ByteFence Real-time Protection.

File version

File version extracted from the file 0.4.3.

Copyright

Legal copyright notice Copyright Byte Technologies LLC..

Potentially dangerous functions

Some unusual functions of the Operating System appear to be used, such as functions for tapping the keyboard. We advise you to be very careful regarding this program.

Digitally signed

rtop_svc.exe has a digital signature. Nowadays the large majority of legit programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature attached to rtop_svc.exe checks out perfectly. This is excellent.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Byte Technologies LLC

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA

Can be uninstalled

This application does NOT have an uninstall routine set up in registry.