What is fixmapi.exe?

fixmapi.exe is part of Microsoft Exchange and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the fixmapi.exe version information.

fixmapi.exe's description is "FIXMAPI 1.0 MAPI Repair Tool"

fixmapi.exe is usually located in the 'C:\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft Exchange
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionFIXMAPI 1.0 MAPI Repair Tool
Internal nameFIXMAPI
Original filenameFIXMAPI.EXE
CommentsService Pack 2
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 1986-1998 Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved.
Legal trademarkMicrosoft(R) and Windows(R) are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Product version5.5
File version5.5.2518.0

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

Product nameMicrosoft Exchange
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionFIXMAPI 1.0 MAPI Repair Tool
Internal nameFIXMAPI
Original filenameFIXMAPI.EXE
CommentsService Pack 2
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 1986-1998 Microsoft Co..
Legal trademarkMicrosoft(R) and Windows(R) are regi..
Product version5.5
File version5.5.2518.0

Digital signatures [?]

fixmapi.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

1 of the 49 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the fixmapi.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Rising PE:Malware.XPACK/RDM!5.1
1 of the 49 anti-virus programs detected the fixmapi.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD561607e92e7aeeca77cfb65e1497013b2
SHA256bb3b8f3a6307a4e13a1c2bddabb2c3c3319535aa6dc410662987700afbf130b8

Error Messages

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

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

fixmapi.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.

FIXMAPI 1.0 MAPI Repair Tool has stopped working.

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

fixmapi.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with fixmapi.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with fixmapi.exe. 31% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 16 users.

User vote results: There were 5 votes to remove and 11 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with fixmapi.exe. Only 16 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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.

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