What is manual_download.exe?

manual_download.exe is part of Safe Stub and developed by SafeInstall, LLC according to the manual_download.exe version information.

manual_download.exe's description is "Safe Installer Stub"

manual_download.exe is digitally signed by InstallX, LLC.

manual_download.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\documents\junk ..stuff\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameSafe Stub
Company nameSafeInstall, LLC
File descriptionSafe Installer Stub
Internal nameSafeStub
Original filenamesafestub.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version1.0.3.0
File version1.0.3.0

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

Product nameSafe Stub
Company nameSafeInstall, LLC
File descriptionSafe Installer Stub
Internal nameSafeStub
Original filenamesafestub.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version1.0.3.0
File version1.0.3.0

Digital signatures [?]

manual_download.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameInstallX, LLC
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1
Certificate serial number030985b5a39f75a13a497dab8bf611f7

VirusTotal report

8 of the 50 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the manual_download.exe file. That's a 16% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Comodo Application.Win32.InstallIQ.B
ESET-NOD32 probably a variant of Win32/InstallIQ.A
K7AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
Rising PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
Sophos InstallQ
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0221
VIPRE InstallIQ Installer (fs)
8 of the 50 anti-virus programs detected the manual_download.exe file.

manual_download.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove manual_download.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the manual_download.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that manual_download.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 manual_download.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the manual_download.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 manual_download.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\documents\junk ..stuff\manual_download.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the manual_download.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If manual_download.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If manual_download.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If manual_download.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 manual_download.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Filename variants

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

Folder name variants

manual_download.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\documents\junk ..stuff\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD520153bad80465437ef586b7252cfe887
SHA256456ec8c2764f5793e0cd899a7d1890a151d8ac6d4024cc98d737c02bbb48fc06

Error Messages

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

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

manual_download.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.

Safe Installer Stub has stopped working.

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

manual_download.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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