What is gc.exe?
gc.exe is part of Bitdefender Security and developed by Bitdefender according to the gc.exe version information.
gc.exe's description is "BitDefender Threat Scanner"
gc.exe is digitally signed by Bitdefender SRL.
gc.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files\Common Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Threat Scanner\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about gc.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 gc.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Bitdefender Security |
| Company name | Bitdefender |
| File description | BitDefender Threat Scanner |
| Internal name | scan |
| Original filename | scan.dll |
| Legal copyright | @ Bitdefender |
| Product version | 3.0.2.489 |
| File version | 3.0.2.489 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Bitdefender Security |
| Company name | Bitdefender |
| File description | BitDefender Threat Scanner |
| Internal name | scan |
| Original filename | scan.dll |
| Legal copyright | @ Bitdefender |
| Product version | 3.0.2.489 |
| File version | 3.0.2.489 |
Digital signatures [?]
gc.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Bitdefender SRL |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 491f09787113578567bb451222aa64d1 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the gc.exe file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | e14455c711014ca13aae40ee05caac08 |
| SHA256 | 726413ff37c4c211c3890c51d5b6f0f7e7d39c8bce4b90aeb35d3a8ab2ebec51 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to gc.exe:
gc.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
gc.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.
BitDefender Threat Scanner has stopped working.
End Program - gc.exe. This program is not responding.
gc.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
gc.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with gc.exe?
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with gc.exe:
What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with gc.exe. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 3 users.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 100 % | 3 | |
| Remove | 0 % | 0 |
Malware or legitimate?
If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.
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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.
poke writes
Bitdefender started to crash today(at least for me) and the bug report form points to this file
# 2 Mar 2017, 11:58
Mario70 writes
Never had any problem until today. Bitdefender keeps crashing and saying GC.EXE-C83701AA.pf is a suspicious file.
# 2 Mar 2017, 12:10
Adam writes
Errors started for me yesterday. I just called Bitdefender support and was informed that a fix has been deployed for this issue. Updating the application (right-click in system tray and select "Update now") is supposed to correct the problem.
# 3 Mar 2017, 6:43
Roger Karlsson writes