What is Hsd.exe?

Hsd.exe is part of iGolding and developed by Trend Micro Inc. according to the Hsd.exe version information.

Hsd.exe's description is "iGolding"

Hsd.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Users\CHRIST~1\AppData\Local\Temp\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameiGolding
Company nameTrend Micro Inc.
File descriptioniGolding
Internal nameiGolding
Original filenameiGolding.exe
Legal copyrightiGolding
Product version1.0.0.115
File version1.0.0.115

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

Product nameiGolding
Company nameTrend Micro Inc.
File descriptioniGolding
Internal nameiGolding
Original filenameiGolding.exe
Legal copyrightiGolding
Product version1.0.0.115
File version1.0.0.115

Digital signatures [?]

Hsd.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

14 of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Hsd.exe file. That's a 33% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Authentium W32/FakeAlert.IC.gen!Eldorado
Comodo MalCrypt.Indus!
DrWeb Trojan.Packed.1201
eTrust-Vet Win32/Renos.D!generic
F-Prot W32/FakeAlert.IC.gen!Eldorado
K7AntiVirus Riskware
McAfee Downloader-CEW.b
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.H
Norman W32/Obfuscated.M
Panda Suspicious file
Prevx High Risk Cloaked Malware
Sophos Mal/FakeAV-CX
Sunbelt VirTool.Win32.Obfuscator.hg!b (v)
VBA32 Malware-Cryptor.Win32.Palka
14 of the 42 anti-virus programs detected the Hsd.exe file.

Hsd.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Hsd.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Hsd.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Hsd.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 Hsd.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Hsd.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 Hsd.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Users\CHRIST~1\AppData\Local\Temp\Hsd.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Hsd.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Hsd.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Hsd.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Hsd.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 Hsd.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5a0625f02b5ed88ffd86674a7ab5dc942
SHA2565c2b7243b764157de4a75bc10be785108d625ea7a9dd9827e3fe6086c7c52ef6

Error Messages

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

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

hsd.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.

iGolding has stopped working.

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

hsd.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with Hsd.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with Hsd.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with Hsd.exe. 75% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 4 users.

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

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

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.

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