What is ct.exe?

ct.exe is developed by ct Corp. according to the ct.exe version information.

ct.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\20170306\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected ct.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 ct.exe:

PropertyValue
Company namect Corp.
Internal namect
Original filenamect.exe
Legal copyrightSmartSoft Copyright (C) 2014-2017
Product version1, 0, 0, 0
File version2.0.6.1

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

Company namect Corp.
Internal namect
Original filenamect.exe
Legal copyrightSmartSoft Copyright (C) 2014-2017
Product version1, 0, 0, 0
File version2.0.6.1

Digital signatures [?]

ct.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

5 of the 59 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ct.exe file. That's a 8% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Avira TR/Fuery.qmazf
Endgame malicious (moderate confidence)
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.bh
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Webroot Malicious
5 of the 59 anti-virus programs detected the ct.exe file.

ct.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove ct.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ct.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ct.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate ct.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ct.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate ct.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\20170306\ct.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ct.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ct.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ct.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If ct.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that ct.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Folder name variants

ct.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\20170306\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named ct.exe

ct.exe (5 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5e421a2dcf1b2971e83d80a91721bd938
SHA256287b8c9e0b320153975f06b781daa52ef52a58f9960032861d59e663a483a8a9

Error Messages

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

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

ct.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.

ct.exe has stopped working.

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

ct.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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Comments

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