What is AP.EXE?

AP.EXE is usually located in the 'c:\Documents and Settings\truls\Local Settings\Application Data\mdnslib\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected AP.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 [?]

AP.EXE does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

AP.EXE is not signed.

VirusTotal report

4 of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the AP.EXE file. That's a 9% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
CAT-QuickHeal (Suspicious) - DNAScan
TrendMicro PAK_Generic.001
TrendMicro-HouseCall PAK_Generic.001
ViRobot JS.A.Iframe.91136.D
4 of the 46 anti-virus programs detected the AP.EXE file.

AP.EXE removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove AP.EXE with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the AP.EXE file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that AP.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 AP.EXE in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the AP.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 AP.EXE in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\Documents and Settings\truls\Local Settings\Application Data\mdnslib\AP.EXE
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the AP.EXE file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If AP.EXE still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If AP.EXE is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If AP.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 AP.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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Folder name variants

AP.EXE may also be located in other folders than c:\Documents and Settings\truls\Local Settings\Application Data\mdnslib\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5e208e8d66462dc9538694bfdf65c4677
SHA256709cf44e009b36823317581e902cfd908ca4382df091871cc0622d44e1e2eb87

Error Messages

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

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

ap.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.

ap.exe has stopped working.

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

ap.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with AP.EXE?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with AP.EXE:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with AP.EXE. 92% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 12 users.

User vote results: There were 11 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

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

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.

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