What is ApntEx.exe?

ApntEx.exe is part of Alps Pointing-device Driver for Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista and developed by Alps Electric Co., Ltd. according to the ApntEx.exe version information.

ApntEx.exe's description is "Alps Pointing-device Driver for Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista"

ApntEx.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher.

ApntEx.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ApntEx.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAlps Pointing-device Driver for Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista
Company nameAlps Electric Co., Ltd.
File descriptionAlps Pointing-device Driver for Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista
Internal nameAlps Pointing-device Driver for Windows NT/2000/XP
Original filenameApntEx.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 1998-2006 Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
Product version7.0.1.26
File version7.0.1.26

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

Product nameAlps Pointing-device Driver for Wind..
Company nameAlps Electric Co., Ltd.
File descriptionAlps Pointing-device Driver for Wind..
Internal nameAlps Pointing-device Driver for Wind..
Original filenameApntEx.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 1998-2006 Alps Electri..
Product version7.0.1.26
File version7.0.1.26

Digital signatures [?]

ApntEx.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Hardware Compatibility PCA
Certificate serial number610e27d7000000000009

VirusTotal report

1 of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ApntEx.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
ByteHero Trojan-Dropper.win32.Agent.a
1 of the 51 anti-virus programs detected the ApntEx.exe file.

Folder name variants

ApntEx.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named ApntEx.exe

ApntEx.exe (7 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD599a7b10500920e5cc79b700927b18bc1
SHA2566df64c56ee307003f8a4f732772d08eb1230506dea1ec223e0736e13d1b7242e

Error Messages

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

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

apntex.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.

Alps Pointing-device Driver for Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista has stopped working.

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

apntex.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

apntex.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?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with ApntEx.exe. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep100 %
1
Remove0 %
0

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