Estimated safety rating

ctfmon.exe may be a dangerous program, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. It triggers too many of the "probable danger" flags described in this document. It is not yet known if ctfmon.exe is malware or a legit program which doesn't cause harm the computer. We advise you to be careful with this program.

Executable file path

Usually, this application is found in C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this executable is b5fa74723c6588298c9dbe2e673b9abf.

Is running as a service

This program is NOT registered as a Windows service. This is very good.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This app runs as a 32-bit program. It does not benefit of the entire set of features of nowadays' PC CPUs. This ordinarily happens because the makers did not upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description present in the exe is CTF Loader.

File version

File version stored as a property 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105).

Manufacturer

Author Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Legal copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Has valid windows

This task does NOT have visible elements of user interface. This is most likely a bad thing.

Digitally signed

The digital signature is missing from this program. The authors did not sign it. This is usually bad.

Starts with windows

This program is registered to start when your computer boots. Yes

Can be uninstalled

This program does NOT have a removal routine stored in registry.