What is DeleteTemp.exe?

DeleteTemp.exe is part of Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the DeleteTemp.exe version information.

DeleteTemp.exe's description is "Visual Studio Delete Temp Util"

DeleteTemp.exe is usually located in the 'd:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\ustawienia lokalne\temp\sit12821.tmp\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on DeleteTemp.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Visual Studio® 2005
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionVisual Studio Delete Temp Util
Internal nameDeleteTemp.exe
Original filenameDeleteTemp.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version8.0.50727.42
File version8.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)

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

Product nameMicrosoft® Visual Studio® 2005
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionVisual Studio Delete Temp Util
Internal nameDeleteTemp.exe
Original filenameDeleteTemp.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version8.0.50727.42
File version8.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)

Digital signatures [?]

DeleteTemp.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

40 of the 44 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the DeleteTemp.exe file. That's a 91% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Agnitum Win32.Parite.B
AntiVir W32/Parite
Antiy-AVL Virus/Win32.Parite.b.gen
Avast Win32:Parite
AVG Win32/Parite
BitDefender Win32.Parite.B
CAT-QuickHeal W32.Perite.A
ClamAV Heuristics.W32.Parite.B
Commtouch W32/Parite.B
Comodo Virus.Win32.Parite.gen
DrWeb Win32.Parite.2
Emsisoft Win32.Parite.B (B)
eSafe Win32_Parite_B
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Parite.B
F-Prot W32/Parite.B
F-Secure Win32.Parite.B
Fortinet W32/Parite.B
GData Win32.Parite.B
Ikarus Virus.Win32.Parite
Jiangmin Win32/Parite.b
K7AntiVirus Virus
Kaspersky Virus.Win32.Parite.b
Kingsoft Win32.Parite.b.5756
McAfee W32/Pate.b
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.LooksLike.Win32.SuspiciousPE.C
Microsoft Virus:Win32/Parite.B
NANO-Antivirus Virus.Win32.Parite.bgvo
Norman W32/Pinfi.A
nProtect Virus/W32.Parite.C
Panda W32/Parite.B
Rising Win32.Parite.an
Sophos W32/Parite-B
Symantec W32.Pinfi
TheHacker W32/Pate.B
TotalDefense Win32/Pinfi.A
TrendMicro PE_PARITE.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall PE_PARITE.A
VBA32 Win32.Parite.B
VIPRE Win32.Parite.b (v)
ViRobot Win32.Parite.A
40 of the 44 anti-virus programs detected the DeleteTemp.exe file.

DeleteTemp.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove DeleteTemp.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the DeleteTemp.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that DeleteTemp.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 DeleteTemp.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the DeleteTemp.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 DeleteTemp.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    d:\documents and settings\%USE..awienia lokalne\temp\sit12821.tmp\DeleteTemp.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the DeleteTemp.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If DeleteTemp.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If DeleteTemp.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If DeleteTemp.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 DeleteTemp.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5c5f0a65ca0422d14005dec40b5c028a1
SHA256e18d13f1c114598dd9acefd85a0d89ff43f671668f033b898ac585e403123134

Error Messages

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

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

deletetemp.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.

Visual Studio Delete Temp Util has stopped working.

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

deletetemp.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with DeleteTemp.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with DeleteTemp.exe. 25% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 4 users.

User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 3 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with DeleteTemp.exe. Only 4 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

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