What is CLING.exe?

CLING.exe is part of ScanTack and developed by Software according to the CLING.exe version information.

CLING.exe's description is "ScanTack Setup "

CLING.exe is digitally signed by Tuto4PC.com.

CLING.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\is-vnib6.tmp\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameScanTack
Company nameSoftware
File descriptionScanTack Setup
CommentsThis installation was built with Inno Setup.
Legal copyright
Product version
File version

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

Product nameScanTack ..
Company nameSoftware ..
File descriptionScanTack Setup ..
CommentsThis installation was built with Inn..
Legal copyright ..
Product version ..
File version

Digital signatures [?]

CLING.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameTuto4PC.com
Certificate issuer nameGlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2
Certificate serial number1121dd93f3ac652f954c795b593955887e31

VirusTotal report

4 of the 53 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the CLING.exe file. That's a 8% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Avast Win32:Adware-ASG [PUP]
AVG Generic.6E2
DrWeb Adware.Downware.3239
Rising PE:PUF.Inno!1.9E56
4 of the 53 anti-virus programs detected the CLING.exe file.

CLING.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove CLING.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the CLING.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that CLING.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 CLING.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the CLING.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 CLING.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\is-vnib6.tmp\CLING.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the CLING.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If CLING.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If CLING.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If CLING.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 CLING.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d918b88ee0ae4cfd50791a4f8cf0c472
SHA256a70398bb191a6269fe56f9fe15ae628d0046c70691eaebb3762ed07535134f7f

Error Messages

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

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

cling.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.

ScanTack Setup has stopped working.

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

cling.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with CLING.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with CLING.exe. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep100 %
1
Remove0 %
0

Comments

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