Estimated safety rating

synaptics.exe may be a dangerous program, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. This program triggers too many of the "probable danger" criteria described in this document. It is yet unknown if synaptics.exe is malware or a legit program which doesn't cause harm the PC. We recommend you to be careful with this program.

Executable file path

Usually, this application is found in C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this executable is e73a25bb671dbaffe6b4816dff1cc73d.

Is running as a service

This program is NOT a Windows service. This is good.

Accesses the internet

This program uses the net to communicate. Today this is expected from a program. For example, most of the programs on your PC check for new updates. For this, Internet communications are necessary.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This executable runs as a 32-bit program. It does not use the full set of features of current computer chips. This is quite normal because the makers did not bother to upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description written in the program is Synaptics Pointing Device Driver.

File version

File version 1.0.0.4.

Manufacturer

Producer Synaptics.

Has valid windows

This executable does NOT have visible elements of user interface. This is most likely a bad sign.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some dangerous functions of the Operating System have been used, such as functions for tapping the keyboard. We recommend you to be very careful regarding this program.

Digitally signed

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

Starts with windows

This application starts at your PC's startup. Yes

Can be uninstalled

This program does NOT have a removal routine set up in registry.