What is SHSTAT.EXE?

SHSTAT.EXE is part of VirusScan Enterprise and developed by Network Associates, Inc. according to the SHSTAT.EXE version information.

SHSTAT.EXE's description is "On-access scanner statistics"

SHSTAT.EXE is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about SHSTAT.EXE.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on SHSTAT.EXE:

PropertyValue
Product nameVirusScan Enterprise
Company nameNetwork Associates, Inc.
File descriptionOn-access scanner statistics
Legal copyrightCopyright© 1995-2004 Networks Associates Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Private buildVSE.8.0.0.912
Product version8.0.0
File version8.0.0.912

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

Product nameVirusScan Enterprise
Company nameNetwork Associates, Inc.
File descriptionOn-access scanner statistics
Legal copyrightCopyright© 1995-2004 Networks Assoc..
Private buildVSE.8.0.0.912
Product version8.0.0
File version8.0.0.912

Digital signatures [?]

SHSTAT.EXE is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SHSTAT.EXE file.

None of the 54 anti-virus programs detected the SHSTAT.EXE file.

Folder name variants

SHSTAT.EXE may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD57fdd96f93adbe7e986aabae0ca446011
SHA2567c26f0a1a5d76acf8d9c60fea377fb010b64c4287cba6751946a4ac00d0edd81

Error Messages

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

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

shstat.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.

On-access scanner statistics has stopped working.

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

shstat.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with SHSTAT.EXE?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with SHSTAT.EXE. 42% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 24 users.

User vote results: There were 10 votes to remove and 14 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with SHSTAT.EXE.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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