vs_professional.exe is a program which is most likely NOT a virus. So, if vs_professional.exe is on your system, it is most likely ok, and will NOT be a cause for concern. Even if your PC is clean, we still advise you to purchase a well-known antivirus with a good track record, in order to yourself your PC against threats.
This application is usually found on disk in C:\New folder (3)\vs_professional.exe.
The MD5 checksum for this program is 2305c4b4d56bc4646f6d96b1d81c270b.
This application does NOT operate as a Windows service. This is normally a good sign.
This application uses the net to communicate. Today this is quite normal. For example, most of the apps on your PC check for new updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are required.
This exe runs as a 32-bit program. It can not exploit the full set of features of current PC CPUs. This ordinarily happens because the authors did not upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.
The description present in the file is Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2012.
File version 11.0.50727.26.
Producer Microsoft Corporation.
Legal copyright Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..
vs_professional.exe appears to have visible windows. This is good because it doesn't run in a kind of invisible mode. Its activity is clearly displayed to the user.
Some unusual functions of the Operating System have been used, such as functions for intercepting the keyboard. We advise you to read more about this program.
vs_professional.exe is digitally signed. Nowadays most virus-free programs are digitally signed.
The digital signature extracted from vs_professional.exe checks out perfectly. This is excellent.
Digital certificate name: Microsoft Corporation
Certificate's issuer name: Microsoft Code Signing PCA
This executable does NOT have an uninstall routine stored in registry.