If you develop compiled MATLAB apps, back up the entire v99 folder. In a corporate environment, use group policies to deploy MCR consistently.
No, the genuine file is safe. However, to be certain: mclmcrrt9-9.dll
If you find a copy named mclmcrrt9-9.dll outside the MCR directory, quarantine and scan it immediately. If you develop compiled MATLAB apps, back up
mclmcrrt9-9.dll is usually between 5 MB and 15 MB. It is not a standalone file; it depends on other DLLs within the MCR folder, such as libmw*.dll, mclmcr.dll, and various Visual C++ Redistributables. If you find a copy named mclmcrrt9-9
This is the most reliable solution.
The MATLAB Compiler Runtime (MCR) is a free, standalone set of libraries that can execute compiled MATLAB applications. The developer uses the MATLAB Compiler to package their .m scripts and functions into an executable (.exe) or a set of DLLs. The MCR acts as a virtual machine or interpreter for that compiled code.
mclmcrrt9-9.dll is one of the core DLLs inside MCR version 9.9 (which corresponds to MATLAB release R2019b). Without this file, any compiled MATLAB application will fail to launch.