What is “rpcsvchost” and Why it Running on my Mac?

You find something called rpcsvchost while using Activity Monitor to see what7;s running on your Mac. What is this process, and should you be worried? In a word, no: rpcsvhost is a core part of macOS.

This article is part of our ongoing series explaining various processes found in Activity Monitor, like kernel_task, hidd, mdsworker, installd, WindowServer, blued, launchd, backup, opendirectoryd, and many others. Don’t know what those services are? Better start reading!