What is Crystal Security.exe?

Crystal Security.exe is part of Crystal Security and developed by Kardo Kristal according to the Crystal Security.exe version information.

Crystal Security.exe's description is "Crystal Security"

Crystal Security.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Crystal Security.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 Crystal Security.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameCrystal Security
Company nameKardo Kristal
File descriptionCrystal Security
Internal nameCrystal Security.exe
Original filenameCrystal Security.exe
CommentsCloud-based antimalware system
Legal copyright© 2012 Crystal Security
Product version2.4.0.22
File version2.4.0.22

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

Product nameCrystal Security
Company nameKardo Kristal
File descriptionCrystal Security
Internal nameCrystal Security.exe
Original filenameCrystal Security.exe
CommentsCloud-based antimalware system
Legal copyright© 2012 Crystal Security
Product version2.4.0.22
File version2.4.0.22

Digital signatures [?]

Crystal Security.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

17 of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Crystal Security.exe file. That's a 37% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Avast Win32:Malware-gen
AVG Generic29.UAJ
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.MSIL.Agent.sdk
Comodo UnclassifiedMalware
GData Win32:Malware-gen
Jiangmin Trojan/MSIL.ifr
K7AntiVirus Trojan
McAfee Artemis!C6289F9F65AD
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!C6289F9F65AD
Norman Suspicious_Gen5.GBMW
Panda Generic Trojan
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
TheHacker Trojan/Agent.sdk
TrendMicro TROJ_SPNR.06HM12
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_SPNR.06HM12
VBA32 Trojan.MSIL.Agent.sdk
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
17 of the 46 anti-virus programs detected the Crystal Security.exe file.

Crystal Security.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Crystal Security.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Crystal Security.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Crystal Security.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.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate Crystal Security.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Crystal Security.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 Crystal Security.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Users\username\AppData\Roam..Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Crystal Security.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Crystal Security.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Crystal Security.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Crystal Security.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Crystal Security.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 Crystal Security.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5c6289f9f65ad3f90b9eb8f9a4f970e41
SHA256dc007a9722343cb6aaddf8a065d85fb0310c021432833a484ff2f9fd4f277856

Error Messages

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

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

crystal security.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.

Crystal Security has stopped working.

End Program - crystal security.exe. This program is not responding.

crystal security.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with the file?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with the file:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 6 users.

User vote results: There were 3 votes to remove and 3 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 6 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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.

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