What is ct.exe?

ct.exe is part of ct and developed by Google Inc. according to the ct.exe version information.

ct.exe's description is "Windows Manager Service"

ct.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\20160828\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product namect
Company nameGoogle Inc.
File descriptionWindows Manager Service
Internal namect
Original filenamect.exe
Commentsct
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Google Sub Inc. 2006-2015
Product version1.1.20.2
File version1.1.20.2

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

Product namect
Company nameGoogle Inc.
File descriptionWindows Manager Service
Internal namect
Original filenamect.exe
Commentsct
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Google Sub Inc. 2006-2..
Product version1.1.20.2
File version1.1.20.2

Digital signatures [?]

ct.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

8 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ct.exe file. That's a 14% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Comodo Application.Win32.Agent.bt
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.Agentb
Kaspersky Trojan.Win32.Agentb.icyh
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.CTProxy
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Expiro.ch
Panda Trj/Genetic.gen
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Agentb.Iiz
8 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the ct.exe file.

ct.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove ct.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ct.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ct.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 ct.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ct.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 ct.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\20160828\ct.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ct.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ct.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ct.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If ct.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 ct.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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Folder name variants

ct.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\20160828\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD507f990409e766713e8fca4bfcd571095
SHA2564486b6c8b054dddc5c21faeeeda00a322a06865d4eb8204472c34bc171917579

Error Messages

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

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

ct.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.

Windows Manager Service has stopped working.

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

ct.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with ct.exe?

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



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with ct.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 5 users.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
5

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with ct.exe. Only 5 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.

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.

RainStormHuman writes

0 thumbs

I have a virus and i whent in task manager and seen ct.exe and splsru.exe i can't delete em administrator permission and mpvhub

# 20 Feb 2017, 2:31

Roger Karlsson writes

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@RainStormHuman: Try FreeFixer, it should be be able to delete the ct.exe file.

# 22 May 2017, 4:46

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