What is fpcount.exe?

fpcount.exe is part of Microsoft Office XP and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the fpcount.exe version information.

fpcount.exe's description is "Microsoft FrontPage Hit Counter"

fpcount.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft Office XP
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft FrontPage Hit Counter
Internal nameFPCOUNT
Original filenameFPCOUNT.EXE
Legal copyrightCopyright© Microsoft Corporation 1995-2001.  All rights reserved.
Product version10.0.6754
File version10.0.6754

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

Product nameMicrosoft Office XP
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft FrontPage Hit Counter
Internal nameFPCOUNT
Original filenameFPCOUNT.EXE
Legal copyrightCopyright© Microsoft Corporation 19..
Product version10.0.6754
File version10.0.6754

Digital signatures [?]

fpcount.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

47 of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the fpcount.exe file. That's a 87% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
Agnitum Win32.Virut.AB.Gen
AhnLab-V3 Win32/Virut.E
Antiy-AVL Virus/Win32.Virut.ce
Arcabit Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
Avast Win32:Vitro
AVG Win32/DH{Fg?}
Avira W32/Virut.Gen
AVware Virus.Win32.Virut.ce (v)
Baidu-International Virus.Win32.Virut.ce
BitDefender Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
Bkav W32.Vetor.PE
CAT-QuickHeal W32.Virut.G
CMC Virus.Win32.Virut.3!O
Comodo Virus.Win32.Virut.CE
Cyren W32/Virut.E.gen!Eldorado
DrWeb Win32.Virut.56
Emsisoft Win32.Virtob.Gen.12 (B)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Virut.NBP
F-Prot W32/Virut.E.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
Fortinet W32/Virut.CE
GData Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
Ikarus Win32.Virtob
Jiangmin Win32/Virut.bt
K7AntiVirus Virus ( f10002001 )
K7GW Virus ( f10002001 )
Kaspersky Virus.Win32.Virut.ce
McAfee W32/Virut.n.gen
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Virut.ch
Microsoft Virus:Win32/Virut.BR
MicroWorld-eScan Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
NANO-Antivirus Virus.Win32.Virut.hpeg
nProtect Virus/W32.Virut.Gen
Panda W32/Sality.AO
Qihoo-360 Virus.Win32.VirutChangeCall.J
Rising PE:Virus.Virut!1.A08B [F]
Symantec W32.Virut.CF
Tencent Win32.Virus.Virut.Peqa
TheHacker W32/Virtob.Gen(F)
TotalDefense Win32/Virut.17408
TrendMicro PE_VIRUX.S-2
TrendMicro-HouseCall PE_VIRUX.S-2
VBA32 Virus.Virut.14
VIPRE Virus.Win32.Virut.ce (v)
ViRobot Win32.Virut.AL[h]
Zillya Virus.Virut.Win32.1939
47 of the 54 anti-virus programs detected the fpcount.exe file.

fpcount.exe removal instructions

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

PropertyValue
MD544e83dcb47c63ce8491013ca635032d8
SHA2563c6111c438e9f69b066c953781844ad0e04242fd1a6a09a3a9d8d10f752a9107

Error Messages

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

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

fpcount.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.

Microsoft FrontPage Hit Counter has stopped working.

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

fpcount.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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