What is gpg4win-uninstall.exe?
gpg4win-uninstall.exe is part of GPG4Win (2.2.1) and developed by g10 Code GmbH according to the gpg4win-uninstall.exe version information.
gpg4win-uninstall.exe's description is "Gpg4win: The GNU Privacy Guard and Tools for Windows"
gpg4win-uninstall.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files\GNU\GnuPG\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected gpg4win-uninstall.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 gpg4win-uninstall.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | GPG4Win (2.2.1) |
| Company name | g10 Code GmbH |
| File description | Gpg4win: The GNU Privacy Guard and Tools for Windows |
| Comments | GPG4Win is Free Software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this software; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2008 g10 Code GmbH |
| File version | 2.2.1.16059 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | GPG4Win (2.2.1) |
| Company name | g10 Code GmbH |
| File description | Gpg4win: The GNU Privacy Guard and T.. |
| Comments | GPG4Win is Free Software; you can re.. |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2008 g10 Code GmbH |
| File version | 2.2.1.16059 |
Digital signatures [?]
gpg4win-uninstall.exe is not signed.
VirusTotal report
2 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the gpg4win-uninstall.exe file. That's a 4% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| Bkav | HW32.CDB.9464 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V1026 |
gpg4win-uninstall.exe removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove gpg4win-uninstall.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the gpg4win-uninstall.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that gpg4win-uninstall.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate gpg4win-uninstall.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the gpg4win-uninstall.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 gpg4win-uninstall.exe in the scan result.
c:\Program Files\GNU\GnuPG\gpg4win-uninstall.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the gpg4win-uninstall.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If gpg4win-uninstall.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If gpg4win-uninstall.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If gpg4win-uninstall.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that gpg4win-uninstall.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Filename variants
gpg4win-uninstall.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:
- Au_.exe
Folder name variants
gpg4win-uninstall.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\Program Files\GNU\GnuPG\. The most common variants are listed below:
- c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\~nsu.tmp\
- c:\users\%USERNAME%\desktop\si\gpa\gnupg\
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | ed656f496f607baab92d6a49dbec0943 |
| SHA256 | dbd2cf2f0fda1bab088fe0be15ac7872610530ad364efb5bb5e108d5db6d5bde |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to gpg4win-uninstall.exe:
gpg4win-uninstall.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
gpg4win-uninstall.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.
Gpg4win: The GNU Privacy Guard and Tools for Windows has stopped working.
End Program - gpg4win-uninstall.exe. This program is not responding.
gpg4win-uninstall.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
gpg4win-uninstall.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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