What is Trigger.exe?

Trigger.exe is part of WindowsTrigger according to the Trigger.exe version information.

Trigger.exe's description is "WindowsTrigger"

Trigger.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\MicrosoftServices\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Trigger.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameWindowsTrigger
File descriptionWindowsTrigger
Internal nameWindowsTrigger.exe
Original filenameWindowsTrigger.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2015
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

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

Product nameWindowsTrigger
File descriptionWindowsTrigger
Internal nameWindowsTrigger.exe
Original filenameWindowsTrigger.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2015
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

Trigger.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

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

ScannerDetection Name
CrowdStrike malicious_confidence_67% (W)
1 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the Trigger.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d672a3545fefc83b5e9d6ac8564b4c93
SHA256af9351cf766217a54af2d537b4b6f0afe54664ad5d4060492c3add26236f200e

Error Messages

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

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

trigger.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.

WindowsTrigger has stopped working.

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

trigger.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with Trigger.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with Trigger.exe. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep100 %
1
Remove0 %
0

Malware or legitimate?

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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.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

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