What is precomp.exe?

precomp.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\is-538dn.tmp\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected precomp.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.

VirusTotal report

6 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the precomp.exe file. That's a 11% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
CrowdStrike	malicious_confidence_62% (D)
Fortinet	W32/Generic.AC.3727671
McAfee	Artemis!AC33B250D1BB
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Backdoor.th
nProtect	Trojan/W32.Agent.1187840.CO
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Generic

precomp.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove precomp.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the precomp.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that precomp.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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate precomp.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the precomp.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 precomp.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\is-538dn.tmp\precomp.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the precomp.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If precomp.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If precomp.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If precomp.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 precomp.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

Filename variants

precomp.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

• precomp038.exe
• precomp043.exe

Folder name variants

precomp.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\is-538dn.tmp\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\is-lrgah.tmp\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\is-recma.tmp\
• i:\TEMP\is-IQ1BL.tmp\
• i:\TEMP\is-MMCJR.tmp\

Error Messages

What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with precomp.exe. 67% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 12 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with precomp.exe. Only 12 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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