What is DevDetect.exe?

DevDetect.exe is part of Device Detector and developed by ACD Systems, Ltd. according to the DevDetect.exe version information.

DevDetect.exe's description is "Device Detector"

DevDetect.exe is digitally signed by ACD Systems International Inc.

DevDetect.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ACD Systems\EN\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on DevDetect.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameDevice Detector
Company nameACD Systems, Ltd.
File descriptionDevice Detector
Internal nameDevDetect
Original filenameDevDetect.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2007
Product version4,0,77,0
File version4,0,77,0

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

Product nameDevice Detector
Company nameACD Systems, Ltd.
File descriptionDevice Detector
Internal nameDevDetect
Original filenameDevDetect.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2007
Product version4,0,77,0
File version4,0,77,0

Digital signatures [?]

DevDetect.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameACD Systems International Inc
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number503d0bec146343ae692145ef8e203f32

VirusTotal report

1 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the DevDetect.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Zillya Worm.Runouce.Win32.1853
1 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the DevDetect.exe file.

Other files also named DevDetect.exe

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5c305c29034e5547c4fce4df2b6a9e845
SHA256a92a6b18b83023aa835426a2fb24a19405199fb6409a97a017cf45822d03a83d

Error Messages

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

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

devdetect.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.

Device Detector has stopped working.

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

devdetect.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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