What is Inspect.exe?
Inspect.exe is part of Trend Micro CloudSupport and developed by Trend Micro Inc. according to the Inspect.exe version information.
Inspect.exe's description is "Inspection"
Inspect.exe is digitally signed by Trend Micro, Inc..
Inspect.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\housecall\tmase\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about Inspect.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 Inspect.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Trend Micro CloudSupport |
| Company name | Trend Micro Inc. |
| File description | Inspection |
| Internal name | Inspect.exe |
| Original filename | Inspect.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2014 Trend Micro Incorporated. All rights reserved. |
| Legal trademark | Copyright (C) Trend Micro Inc. |
| Private build | Build 1133 - 4/25/2014 |
| Product version | 1.0 |
| File version | 1.0.0.1133 |
| Special build | 1133 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Trend Micro CloudSupport |
| Company name | Trend Micro Inc. |
| File description | Inspection |
| Internal name | Inspect.exe |
| Original filename | Inspect.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2014 Trend Micro Incor.. |
| Legal trademark | Copyright (C) Trend Micro Inc. |
| Private build | Build 1133 - 4/25/2014 |
| Product version | 1.0 |
| File version | 1.0.0.1133 |
| Special build | 1133 |
Digital signatures [?]
Inspect.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Trend Micro, Inc. |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 5bb307b9e6fbf0c0fd40f5772d1ad8e3 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 45 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Inspect.exe file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | c51703aa17e20eab25fadde8862973d1 |
| SHA256 | 64754934e6c5d04e24505ddad26c3359f7bedbbe57a9deb85f15eb7c281a83ce |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to inspect.exe:
inspect.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
inspect.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.
Inspection has stopped working.
End Program - inspect.exe. This program is not responding.
inspect.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
inspect.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with Inspect.exe?
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with Inspect.exe:
What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with Inspect.exe. 3% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 35 users.
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.
I have Trend Micro as my AV and this file must have been installed by TM. Problem is it seems to start when I start utilizing my PC and when it runs it uses 50% of my memory for hours slowing down what I want to do. When it runs there is no indication that Trend Micro is active that I can see.
I don't need some inspection software that overpowers my PC(32bit XP). I tried eliminating it, but it came back. Want to delete it...never seen any indication it is finding problems, just causing problems as I see it.
# 3 Feb 2016, 20:19
Lindsay Harp writes