What is coverage.rsc doing on my computer?

coverage.rsc is a module belonging to Rational PureCoverage from IBM Corporation.
Non-system processes like coverage.rsc originate from software you installed on your system. Since most applications store data on your hard disk and in your system's registry, it is likely that your computer has suffered fragmentation and accumulated invalid entries which can affect your PC's performance.

In Windows Task Manager, you can see what CPU, memory, disk and network utilization is causing the CoverageW process. To access the Task Manager, hold down the Ctrl Shift Esc keys at the same time. These three buttons are located on the far left of your keyboard.

The coverage.rsc is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software Rational PureCoverage on your PC, the commands contained in coverage.rsc will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a CoverageW process (also called a task).

Is coverage.rsc harmful?

coverage.rsc has not been assigned a security rating yet. The coverage.rsc file should be located in the folder C:\Program Files\rational\purifyplus. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

Can I stop or remove coverage.rsc?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. coverage.rsc is used by 'Rational PureCoverage'. This is an application created by 'IBM Corporation'.

If you no longer use Rational PureCoverage, you can permanently remove this software and thus coverage.rsc from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find Rational PureCoverage in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.

Is coverage.rsc CPU intensive?

This process is not considered CPU intensive. However, running too many processes on your system may affect your PC’s performance. To reduce system overload, you can use the Microsoft System Configuration Utility (MSConfig) or the Windows Task Manager to manually find and disable processes that launch upon start-up.

Use the Windows Resource Monitor to find out which processes and applications write/read the most on the hard drive, send the most data to the Internet, or use the most memory. To access the Resource Monitor, press the key combination Windows key R and then enter 'resmon'.

Why is coverage.rsc giving me errors?

Most coverage issues are caused by the application executing the process. The surest way to fix these errors is to update or uninstall this application. Therefore, please search the IBM Corporation website for the latest Rational PureCoverage update.