What is MaxtorEncryption.exe?

MaxtorEncryption.exe is part of Maxtor Encryption and developed by Seagate LLC according to the MaxtorEncryption.exe version information.

MaxtorEncryption.exe's description is "Seagate Folder Encryption"

MaxtorEncryption.exe is digitally signed by Seagate Technology, LLC.

MaxtorEncryption.exe is usually located in the 'g:\EncryptionTool\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about MaxtorEncryption.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on MaxtorEncryption.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMaxtor Encryption
Company nameSeagate LLC
File descriptionSeagate Folder Encryption
Internal nameEncTraveler.exe
Original filenameEncTraveler.exe
Legal copyrightSeagate LLC. All rights reserved.
Product version4, 6, 0, 4
File version4, 6, 0, 4

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameMaxtor Encryption
Company nameSeagate LLC
File descriptionSeagate Folder Encryption
Internal nameEncTraveler.exe
Original filenameEncTraveler.exe
Legal copyrightSeagate LLC. All rights reserved.
Product version4, 6, 0, 4
File version4, 6, 0, 4

Digital signatures [?]

MaxtorEncryption.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSeagate Technology, LLC
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number72d032a0138d9a00e904f28935d78019

VirusTotal report

None of the 41 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the MaxtorEncryption.exe file.

None of the 41 anti-virus programs detected the MaxtorEncryption.exe file.

Folder name variants

MaxtorEncryption.exe may also be located in other folders than g:\EncryptionTool\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5768ea2a5b4d0aa129d111e4c353e3ee9
SHA25671c9040729a350da35c0f8affa9fdc271ce21a18091e3f1e6cd49845c262e897

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to maxtorencryption.exe:

maxtorencryption.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

maxtorencryption.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Seagate Folder Encryption has stopped working.

End Program - maxtorencryption.exe. This program is not responding.

maxtorencryption.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

maxtorencryption.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

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Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
1

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