What is CodecUACManager.exe?

CodecUACManager.exe is digitally signed by Cole Williams Software Limited.

CodecUACManager.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\C2MP\' folder.

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

CodecUACManager.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

CodecUACManager.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameCole Williams Software Limited
Certificate issuer nameCOMODO RSA Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number7b34f7bf986a7a767ad50c2534671750

VirusTotal report

1 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the CodecUACManager.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Tracur
1 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the CodecUACManager.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5aeca3657619e0d45db1f9c488560ad94
SHA256fd26cc3df47ba9798cbda0dd8bed6333d02e44fd61b53a1a47fa2ab56a3a086c

Error Messages

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

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

codecuacmanager.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.

codecuacmanager.exe has stopped working.

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

codecuacmanager.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

codecuacmanager.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. 98% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 92 users.

User vote results: There were 90 votes to remove and 2 votes to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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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.

lutz writes

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I noticed CodecUACManager.exe after installing CODEC pack trying to (unsuccessfully) resolve issues with HD Homerun. Have removed the CODEC pack, which got rid of CodecUACManager.

# 2 Dec 2016, 19:00

Roger Karlsson writes

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Thank you Lutz!

I check the scan results over at Virustotal. A few of the scanners are now detecting the CodecUACManager.exe file:

* Invincea trojan.win32.uascape.a 20161202
* McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.qc 20161202
* Panda PUP/Multitoolbar 20161202
* SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Downloader 20161203
* Zillya Trojan.Small.Win32.28886 20161202

# 6 Dec 2016, 12:16

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