What is Post Win10 Spybot-install.exe?

Post Win10 Spybot-install.exe is part of Spybot - Search & Destroy and developed by Safer-Networking Ltd. according to the Post Win10 Spybot-install.exe version information.

Post Win10 Spybot-install.exe's description is "Post-Windows 10 Upgrade re-installer for Spybot - Search & D"

Post Win10 Spybot-install.exe is digitally signed by Safer-Networking Ltd..

Post Win10 Spybot-install.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Users\Public\Desktop\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about Post Win10 Spybot-install.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Post Win10 Spybot-install.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSpybot - Search & Destroy
Company nameSafer-Networking Ltd.
File descriptionPost-Windows 10 Upgrade re-installer for Spybot - Search & D
CommentsThis installation was built with Inno Setup.
Legal copyright© 2000-2015 Safer-Networking Ltd.. All rights reserved.
Product version2.5.43
File version2.5.43

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

Product nameSpybot - Search & Destroy ..
Company nameSafer-Networking Ltd. ..
File descriptionPost-Windows 10 Upgrade re-installer..
CommentsThis installation was built with Inn..
Legal copyright© 2000-2015 Safer-Networking Ltd.. ..
Product version2.5.43 ..
File version2.5.43

Digital signatures [?]

Post Win10 Spybot-install.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSafer-Networking Ltd.
Certificate issuer nameStartCom Class 2 Primary Intermediate Object CA
Certificate serial number11825649fe4143

VirusTotal report

None of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Post Win10 Spybot-install.exe file.

None of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the Post Win10 Spybot-install.exe file.

Filename variants

Post Win10 Spybot-install.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

Post Win10 Spybot-install.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Users\Public\Desktop\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD560a09d091e01200b2787ee4864f78d8f
SHA256d80b640f3890eb00a33a6eb278aad25d54e6550b9ac392f57ae965ef242fa638

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to post win10 spybot-install.exe:

post win10 spybot-install.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

post win10 spybot-install.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.

Post-Windows 10 Upgrade re-installer for Spybot - Search & D has stopped working.

End Program - post win10 spybot-install.exe. This program is not responding.

post win10 spybot-install.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

post win10 spybot-install.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

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User vote results: There were 222 votes to remove and 11 votes to keep

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