This is not a virus or random garbage. It is a legitimate, critical file from , the company behind MATLAB and Compiler SDK.
The is a core dynamic link library file associated with the MATLAB Runtime (specifically version 9.9), developed by MathWorks. It is essential for executing compiled MATLAB applications or components on computers that do not have MATLAB installed. Technical Overview Official Name : MATLAB Component Runtime (MCR) Library. Associated Version : MATLAB Runtime R2020b (Version 9.9).
: The MCR is installed, but its \runtime\win64 folder is not included in the Windows System Path environment variable.
mclmcrrt – MATLAB Compiler Runtime RunTime library9-9 – Version 9.9 (corresponds to MATLAB R2020b).dll – Windows dynamic link library: