What is 940.tmp?

940.tmp is part of Chromium Installer and developed by The Chromium Authors according to the 940.tmp version information.

940.tmp's description is "Chromium Installer"

940.tmp is digitally signed by CLARALABSOFTWARE.

940.tmp is usually located in the 'c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\configuración local\temp\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected 940.tmp.

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 940.tmp:

PropertyValue
Product nameChromium Installer
Company nameThe Chromium Authors
File descriptionChromium Installer
Internal namesetup
Legal copyrightCopyright 2013 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
Product version36.0.1985.142
File version36.0.1985.142

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

Product nameChromium Installer
Company nameThe Chromium Authors
File descriptionChromium Installer
Internal namesetup
Legal copyrightCopyright 2013 The Chromium Authors...
Product version36.0.1985.142
File version36.0.1985.142

Digital signatures [?]

940.tmp has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameCLARALABSOFTWARE
Certificate issuer nameGlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2
Certificate serial number1121e6e5c72c946a5248674ab7b56e24b246

VirusTotal report

2 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the 940.tmp file. That's a 4% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
DrWeb Adware.Iminent.33
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Clara.A
2 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the 940.tmp file.

940.tmp removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove 940.tmp with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the 940.tmp file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that 940.tmp 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 940.tmp in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the 940.tmp 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 940.tmp in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\configuración local\temp\940.tmp
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the 940.tmp file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If 940.tmp still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If 940.tmp is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If 940.tmp 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 940.tmp no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d7f70f8362fd178602e702b3c6bf86a4
SHA2568947ed94ba51de608bb1ff64b5f36c1265a1f01ef3a1e4b3be738ff1faa4a476

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with 940.tmp. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
1

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with 940.tmp. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

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