What is ipmGui.exe?
ipmGui.exe is part of Avira Free Antivirus and developed by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG according to the ipmGui.exe version information.
ipmGui.exe's description is "Avira In Product Messaging"
ipmGui.exe is digitally signed by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG.
ipmGui.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files (x86)\avira\antivir desktop\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about ipmGui.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 ipmGui.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Avira Free Antivirus |
| Company name | Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG |
| File description | Avira In Product Messaging |
| Legal copyright | © 2000 - 2011 Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG und ihre Lizenzgeber |
| Legal trademark | AntiVir® ist ein registriertes Warenzeichen der Avira GmbH. |
| Product version | 12.1.0.19 |
| File version | 12.1.0.19 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Avira Free Antivirus |
| Company name | Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG |
| File description | Avira In Product Messaging |
| Legal copyright | © 2000 - 2011 Avira Operations GmbH.. |
| Legal trademark | AntiVir® ist ein registriertes Ware.. |
| Product version | 12.1.0.19 |
| File version | 12.1.0.19 |
Digital signatures [?]
ipmGui.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 54971ff238d2b866f27fc3fe6c9ad577 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ipmGui.exe file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 17d0c385cfb0a9e58af8cf62214e5ba6 |
| SHA256 | 5d8bebbd85028d8da7a6ff91bc4094d5e98c723546c145eec0aedf4b3c5bdf39 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to ipmgui.exe:
ipmgui.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
ipmgui.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.
Avira In Product Messaging has stopped working.
End Program - ipmgui.exe. This program is not responding.
ipmgui.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
ipmgui.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with ipmGui.exe?
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with ipmGui.exe:
What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with ipmGui.exe. 65% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 171 users.
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with ipmGui.exe.
Malware or legitimate?
If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.
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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.
it is annoying and suddenly slows the pc and net bandwidth. most time i have to open task manager and shut it down forcefully.
# 25 Jan 2012, 4:36
Robert H Mercer writes
It is a pain in the proverbial. Keeps saying it has stopped working [every boot-up] but never actually works. Just like the Avira work-around it never works.
Cannot even find how to log in to my Avira account to get rid of it. Like Microsoft.....more bloatware!
# 24 Mar 2016, 0:28
srik tony writes