Estimated safety rating

ptpctrl.exe may be a dangerous application, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. It triggers too many of the "probable danger" criteria described bellow. It is not yet known if ptpctrl.exe is a virus or not that doesn't cause harm the computer. We recommend you to be careful with this program.

Executable file path

Usually, the default name and path where this program is stored is
C:\Program Files\PTPCtrl\PTPCtrl.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is 324ba9f32d9aded35711779604f28193.

Is running as a service

This program does NOT operate as a Windows service. This is usually a good sign.

Is a 64 bit executable file

This is a x64 executable. It uses the full capacity of nowadays' computer processors.

File description

The description written in the file is PTPGestureEngine.

File version

File version 20.0.0.14.

Manufacturer

Publisher Samsung.

Copyright

Intellectual property rights notice CopyRight (C) 2015 Samsung Electronics..

Has valid windows

ptpctrl.exe appears to have a visible user interface. This is good because it doesn't run in some kind of stealth mode. Its activity is clearly displayed to you.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some unusual functions of the Operating System appear to be used, such as functions for tapping the keyboard. We recommend you to read more about this program.

Digitally signed

ptpctrl.exe has a digital signature. Nowadays most serious software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature is broken, which is a strong indicator that this app may be malware and that someone probably modified it after the signature was applied. We advise extreme caution!

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: Samsung Electronics CO., LTD.

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA

Can be uninstalled

This program does NOT have an uninstall routine stored in registry.