What is tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe?

tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe is digitally signed by OpenVPN Technologies, Inc..

tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files\cyberghost 5\Data\OpenVPN\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about tap-windows-9.9.2_3.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 [?]

tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameOpenVPN Technologies, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1
Certificate serial number0d587aa4bceb8da561ca0c5bca964fb2

VirusTotal report

None of the 50 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe file.

None of the 50 anti-virus programs detected the tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe file.

Filename variants

tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\program files\cyberghost 5\Data\OpenVPN\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5ac9b2624ef366742c9ad32b86225a251
SHA25602e1013ee8d548edc3fbafab672977ea8c677cf1f0b57018652fcf2a2411cbfb

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe:

tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

tap-windows-9.9.2_3.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.

tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe has stopped working.

End Program - tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe. This program is not responding.

tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with the file?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 51% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 498 users.

User vote results: There were 256 votes to remove and 242 votes to keep

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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.

Richard Jackson writes

0 thumbs

Hi,
Do you intend doing a version for Windows 10

# 13 Aug 2015, 9:37

Roger Karlsson writes

2 thumbs

Yes, if every works as planned I will launch it on Wednesday. FreeFixer v1.13 will support Windows 10 and contain a few bug fixes.

# 16 Aug 2015, 6:36

Glam writes

1 thumb

This program is necessary for VPN services. Keep only if using a VPN Client

# 20 Dec 2015, 8:46

Maureen Hubbard writes

0 thumbs

If your not sure a program or folder is legitimate do this: Right click on it to bring up the properties menu. Click on RENAME, arrow right to the end of the name and put an underscore "_" as the last character. hit RETURN. (NOTE: if you mess up the filename or it disappears simply hit the "Esc" key to restore the name)
Go about your business and if something isn't working or is messing up then find the name with the underscore and remove that underscore, restoring the name. If that doesn't fix your problem then put the underscore back as the last character again. That's was not your problem.
About 60 days later no problems then delete the folder or file.
Works every time.

# 1 Oct 2016, 14:42

Xboxclassic writes

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It do not look like a virus or malware at all.!
What it looks like to me is a necessary executable plugin for VPN servers.

Sort of like XVIDCodec.dll for Media Player to play DivX/Xvid/Avi files.

If you do not use VPN then I say you may remove if you wish.
It will not hurt the OS if you leave it either way.!

# 31 Mar 2017, 2:39

Roger Karlsson writes

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The file is digitally signed by OpenVPN Technologies, so I think it safe to use.

# 23 May 2017, 1:29

Annonymous writes

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This file does not have a publishers name or size TAP-Windows 9.21.2

# 10 Jul 2019, 9:12

Tony writes

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If you didn't install OpenVPN, then it was installed as a Hack Tool.

# 2 Nov 2022, 8:18

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