What is DefaultPack.EXE?
DefaultPack.EXE is part of DefaultPack and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the DefaultPack.EXE version information.
DefaultPack.EXE's description is "DefaultPack"
DefaultPack.EXE is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.
DefaultPack.EXE is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about DefaultPack.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 DefaultPack.EXE:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | DefaultPack |
| Company name | Microsoft Corporation |
| File description | DefaultPack |
| Internal name | Wextract |
| Original filename | WEXTRACT.EXE .MUI |
| Legal copyright | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| Product version | 1.7.34.1 |
| File version | 1.7.34.1 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | DefaultPack |
| Company name | Microsoft Corporation |
| File description | DefaultPack |
| Internal name | Wextract |
| Original filename | WEXTRACT.EXE .MUI |
| Legal copyright | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights.. |
| Product version | 1.7.34.1 |
| File version | 1.7.34.1 |
Digital signatures [?]
DefaultPack.EXE has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Microsoft Corporation |
| Certificate issuer name | Microsoft Code Signing PCA |
| Certificate serial number | 33000000ca6cd5321235c4e1550001000000ca |
VirusTotal report
None of the 53 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the DefaultPack.EXE file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 8ba82db2c0227efb6712594e064451b9 |
| SHA256 | e569c01c90e2b282e3e3be0d6a16bfd371c6141b4772c7d41b0b424b9616aac5 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to defaultpack.exe:
defaultpack.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
defaultpack.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.
DefaultPack has stopped working.
End Program - defaultpack.exe. This program is not responding.
defaultpack.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
defaultpack.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. 72% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 29 users.
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file.
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.
FREEFIXER SOUNDS INTERESTING BUT SORTA USELESS. HOWEVER DEFAILTPACK HAS TO GO. IT'S UN-TRUSTED AND USELESS.
# 5 Mar 2015, 19:37
Eddddddd writes
Despite all of the information you provided about DefaultPack.exe, the original question -- What is it? -- still has not been answered.
What is it, what does it do, and what is it for?
# 19 Dec 2015, 3:16
[Mark] writes
DefaultPack.EXE is used by MicroSoft to deliver any number of different packages to you. For example, I recently downloaded a Star Trek Wallpaper pack that was saved as DefaultPack.EXE on my computer. The executable to set Bing as your default search engine and/or IE as your default browser will be downloaded as DefaultPack.EXE. The best way to figure out what you have is to open the file using a compression utility such as 7-Zip (http://www.7-zip.org/). You can then browse the files and see exactly what's in the executable.
# 28 Jul 2016, 8:11
HTH writes