Versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)	3.66%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)	0.08%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214)	0.21%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214)	0.04%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	2.10%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	11.73%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423)	0.08%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423)	0.08%
6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520)	0.04%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455)	0.08%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	20.82%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	37.04%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	0.04%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)	6.54%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)	1.32%
5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447)	0.08%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)	10.16%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)	0.78%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)	0.53%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)	0.08%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)	0.49%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)	0.04%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)	0.33%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)	0.08%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)	0.04%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)	0.16%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)	0.21%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)	0.25%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)	0.08%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)	0.04%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)	0.04%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)	0.04%
5.1.2600.3311 (xpsp.080212-0003)	0.08%
5.1.2600.3300 (xpsp.080125-2027)	0.04%
5.1.2600.3244 (xpsp.071030-1534)	0.04%
5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)	2.18%
5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)	0.08%
5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)	0.04%
5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)	0.04%
5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)	0.04%
5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)	0.04%
5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)	0.04%
5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)	0.04%

This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

There are 43 versions of locator.exe in the wild, the latest version being 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623). It is started as a Windows Service called 'RPC-Locator' with the name 'RpcLocator' and described as “Verwaltet die RPC-Namendienstdatenbank.”. . It is also run with NETWORK SERVICE privileges. The average file size is about 53.43 KB. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0006% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 1016.29 KB with the maximum memory reaching around 2.33 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 5 Bytes per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator service manages the RPC name service database.