What is vsdbg.exe?

vsdbg.exe is part of Microsoft ® Visual Studio ® and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the vsdbg.exe version information.

vsdbg.exe's description is "Microsoft Visual Studio .NET/C/C++ Debugger (vsdbg)"

vsdbg.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

vsdbg.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.cpptools-1.8.2\debugadapters\vsdbg\bin\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about vsdbg.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on vsdbg.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft ® Visual Studio ®
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft Visual Studio .NET/C/C++ Debugger (vsdbg)
Internal namevsdbg.exe
Original filenamevsdbg.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version17.2.10111.2
File version17.2.10111.2 commit:d28176f5ba1d37ae85109576dc6f1da142a32bea

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

Product nameMicrosoft ® Visual Studio ®
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft Visual Studio .NET/C/C++ D..
Internal namevsdbg.exe
Original filenamevsdbg.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version17.2.10111.2
File version17.2.10111.2 commit:d28176f5ba1d37ae..

Digital signatures [?]

vsdbg.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Corporation
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Code Signing PCA 2011
Certificate serial number33000002528b33aaf895f339db000000000252

VirusTotal report

None of the 65 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the vsdbg.exe file.

None of the 65 anti-virus programs detected the vsdbg.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD52b1b9611ef8a6f830c9309f5b876434f
SHA2568a0674c11560974700998e7d3673f9253e428bd9468f6949daaad7e7432860e5

Error Messages

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

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

vsdbg.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 Visual Studio .NET/C/C++ Debugger (vsdbg) has stopped working.

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

vsdbg.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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What did other users do?

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Votes
Keep100 %
2
Remove0 %
0

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