What is the "CmRcService.exe" process on Windows 8? Is the "CmRcService.exe" process a virus? Can I terminate the "CmRcService.exe" process?

"CmRcService.exe - Configuration Manager Remote Control Service" process for "Configuration Manager Remote Control" service provides the ability to remote control the system to authorized users

On the Processes tab of "Task Manager", "CmRcService.exe" process may be listed as:

Image Name      PID   Memory  Description

CmRcService.exe 3160  1,126 K Configuration Manager Remote Control Service

Additional information about "CmRcService.exe" process:

Command line:
   C:\Windows\CCM\RemCtrl\CmRcService.exe
   
Started by: services.exe

Files used:
   C:\Windows\System32
   C:\Windows\System32\en-US\newdev.dll.mui
   C:\Windows\CCM\Logs\CmRcService.log
   C:\Windows\System32\en-US\KernelBase.dll.mui
   
Registry keys: 
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Sorting\Versions
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager
HKU\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\International
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\WinSock2\Parameters\NameSpace_Catalog5
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\WinSock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9
HKU\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options

"CmRcService.exe" process is not a virus. You can terminate "CmRcService.exe" process or stop "Configuration Manager Remote Control" service. But your network administrator may want to keep it running, so he/she can manage your computer remotely.

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