What is ShortcutCleaner.exe?

ShortcutCleaner.exe is part of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 and developed by AVG Technologies according to the ShortcutCleaner.exe version information.

ShortcutCleaner.exe's description is "AVG Shortcut Cleaner"

ShortcutCleaner.exe is digitally signed by AVG Netherlands B.V..

ShortcutCleaner.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG PC TuneUp\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about ShortcutCleaner.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ShortcutCleaner.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAVG PC TuneUp 2015
Company nameAVG Technologies
File descriptionAVG Shortcut Cleaner
Legal copyrightCopyright © AVG Netherlands B. V. 2011
Product version15.0.1001.604
File version15.0.1001.604

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

Product nameAVG PC TuneUp 2015
Company nameAVG Technologies
File descriptionAVG Shortcut Cleaner
Legal copyrightCopyright © AVG Netherlands B. V. 2..
Product version15.0.1001.604
File version15.0.1001.604

Digital signatures [?]

ShortcutCleaner.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAVG Netherlands B.V.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number22152145e92598871206d263fd928436

VirusTotal report

None of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ShortcutCleaner.exe file.

None of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the ShortcutCleaner.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD52cf76b0c688ce3a67ec2bbfad9ccd772
SHA256da48e86f0a30d3d9f82c81a076289745e45eb0fad0925170c81cc4042819e129

Error Messages

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

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

shortcutcleaner.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.

AVG Shortcut Cleaner has stopped working.

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

shortcutcleaner.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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