What is CompTmp.exe?

CompTmp.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files (x86)\UpdateSoft\' folder.

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

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VirusTotal report

15 of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the CompTmp.exe file. That's a 29% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.1706908
Avast	Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
Baidu-International	Adware.Win32.Amonetize.bAU
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.1706908
Bkav	HW32.Inectrj.fqwe
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Amonetize.AU
F-Secure	Trojan.GenericKD.1706908
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.1706908
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.GenericKD.v.(kcloud)
McAfee	Artemis!425518CD6E32
McAfee-GW-Edition	Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.ModifiedUPX.C
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.1706908
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Multi.daf
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.F47V0605
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT

CompTmp.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove CompTmp.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the CompTmp.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that CompTmp.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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate CompTmp.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the CompTmp.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 CompTmp.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\Program Files (x86)\UpdateSoft\CompTmp.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the CompTmp.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If CompTmp.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If CompTmp.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If CompTmp.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 CompTmp.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

Filename variants

CompTmp.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

• serviceio.exe

Folder name variants

CompTmp.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\Program Files (x86)\UpdateSoft\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\

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