What is UA.exe?

UA.exe is part of UA and developed by SAMSUNG Electornics Co., Ltd. according to the UA.exe version information.

UA.exe's description is "Verizon 2.0 UA for Android"

UA.exe is digitally signed by Samsung Electronics CO., LTD..

UA.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\verizon\ua_ar\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameUA
Company nameSAMSUNG Electornics Co., Ltd.
File descriptionVerizon 2.0 UA for Android
Internal nameUA.exe
Original filenameUA.exe
Legal copyrightSAMSUNG Electornics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
Product version1.0.0.1
File version1.0.0.1

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

Product nameUA
Company nameSAMSUNG Electornics Co., Ltd.
File descriptionVerizon 2.0 UA for Android
Internal nameUA.exe
Original filenameUA.exe
Legal copyrightSAMSUNG Electornics Co., Ltd. All r..
Product version1.0.0.1
File version1.0.0.1

Digital signatures [?]

UA.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSamsung Electronics CO., LTD.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number209bdbeaf16c06f5544ab9a1bfd32c38

VirusTotal report

None of the 50 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the UA.exe file.

None of the 50 anti-virus programs detected the UA.exe file.

Folder name variants

UA.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\verizon\ua_ar\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5932f89bbf0ced47a861078cca49c60b5
SHA25633ad2f477f85aa1b11f543b57d68b1558cfba82af557c4812ccbd247bfdf1518

Error Messages

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

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

ua.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.

Verizon 2.0 UA for Android has stopped working.

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

ua.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with UA.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with UA.exe. 78% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 322 users.

User vote results: There were 252 votes to remove and 70 votes to keep

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

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

eldayel writes

0 thumbs

Thanks

# 29 Dec 2014, 5:28

Roger Karlsson writes

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You're welcome.

# 9 Jan 2015, 6:00

Sharon Kiellach writes

1 thumb

Thanks. Does this program work with Windows 10? My error message says it "cannot find \UA.exe."

# 4 Aug 2015, 6:29

Roger Karlsson writes

0 thumbs

@Sharon: Yeah, FreeFixer runs on Windows 10. I don't know about UA.exe though.

# 16 Aug 2015, 5:47

Harry Consumer writes

2 thumbs

First: This is a program developed by Samsung and Verizon to update their Android phones/devices. It is being sent to your PC in the unlikely event that you phone/device has connectivity problems etc. and will not retrieve or run it.
That seems odd, but not particularly damaging.

Second: What is particularly disturbing about this program is the WAY it is announced on your PC. It just appears as a small Pop-up in the bottom right corner of your screen with NO INDICATION whatsoever as to What the Program is or Who Wrote it. It just says it has been download and says to Click on it to Install it.
This is a VERY BAD habit to get into. i.e., clicking install on anything that pops up. Very Bad Habit.
This is really a sleazy approach to a problem.
One can see it fairly consistent with the haphazard way the Verizon does things. But Samsung should be both more responsible and transparent.
Kind of makes you wonder.

This really LOOKS and SMELLS LIKE a VIRUS.
They have been doing this for years, back to XP.

GET RID OF IT!

Third, this pop up does not go away after some time out period. It stays. and it pops up every time you start your computer.

Forth, Right click on it and you can find that it is called UA.exe Start up Task Manager. Go to the running apps at the top and right click on the ua.exe application and then "end task". This gets rid of it until you start your computer again.

Fifth, Do a google of ua.exe and take your pick of how you want to permanently get rid of it.

AND it does not go away.

# 20 Sep 2015, 5:45

Michael writes

0 thumbs

I do have a Verizon Samsung phone, so I suppose I gave UA.EXE permission to live when I installed the automatic (phone) software updater. When I disable UA.EXE, my VPN shuts down quietly without notice. BEWARE!! You can proceed without knowing you are running without protection.

# 21 Sep 2015, 10:06

barbara writes

0 thumbs

If, when UA.exe is disabled and causes your VPN to shut down quietly without notice, wouldn't it be wise not to try to get rid of it?

# 7 Jan 2016, 13:21

Bruce M writes

0 thumbs

Barbara, if someone hacked my car and put an electronic bomb trigger into the radio power circuitry of my car, should I leave the bomb trigger in if removing it causes my radio to stop working? Just because Samsung or Verizon have enmeshed their software into critical VPN software doesn't mean their software is safe or worth keeping. Just the opposite. It might be that UA.exe was hijacking the VPN software and using it to monitor Michael's highly private online traffic. Who are you to say?

# 22 Feb 2016, 18:40

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