What is Synaptics.exe?

Synaptics.exe is part of Synaptics Pointing Device Driver and developed by Synaptics according to the Synaptics.exe version information.

Synaptics.exe's description is "Synaptics Pointing Device Driver"

Synaptics.exe is usually located in the 'c:\ProgramData\Synaptics\' folder.

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

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VirusTotal report

59 of the 68 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Synaptics.exe file. That's a 87% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Acronis	suspicious
Ad-Aware	Dropped:Application.Agent.JUC
AhnLab-V3	Win32/Zorex.X1800
ALYac	Dropped:Application.Agent.JUC
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMacro.5655
APEX	Malicious
Arcabit	HEUR.VBA.Trojan.d
Avast	Win32:Zorex-E [Wrm]
AVG	Win32:Zorex-E [Wrm]
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1110240
BitDefender	Dropped:Application.Agent.JUC
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.F5AF03D517
Bkav	W32.FamVT.GaionLTK.Trojan
CAT-QuickHeal	Sus.Nocivo.E0011
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Emotet-9850453-0
Comodo	Virus.Win32.Agent.DE@74b38h
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Cylance	Unsafe
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Cyren	W32/Backdoor.OAZM-5661
DrWeb	Trojan.DownLoader22.9658
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_100%
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Emsisoft	Dropped:Application.Agent.JUC (B)
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Delf.NBX
FireEye	Generic.mg.0d808b15f4692f1a
Fortinet	W32/CoinMiner.NBX!tr
GData	Win32.Backdoor.Agent.AXS
Gridinsoft	Malware.Win32.Gen.sm!s1
Ikarus	Trojan-Downloader.VBA.Agent
Jiangmin	Win32/Synaptics.Gen
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 000112511 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 000112511 )
Kaspersky	Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.hqxy
Malwarebytes	Lamer.Virus.FileInfector.DDS
MAX	malware (ai score=72)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
McAfee	GenericRXBW-CE!0D808B15F469
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.bh
Microsoft	Worm:Win32/AutoRun!atmn
MicroWorld-eScan	Dropped:Application.Agent.JUC
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.DarkKomet.fazbwq
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
Rising	Virus.Synaptics!1.CC9C (CLASSIC)
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
SentinelOne	Static AI - Malicious PE
Sophos	Troj/DocDl-JJH
SUPERAntiSpyware	Adware.FileTour/Variant
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
TACHYON	Backdoor/W32.DP-DarkKomet.771584
Tencent	Virus.Win32.DarkKomet.a
TrendMicro	Virus.Win32.NAPWHICH.B
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Virus.Win32.NAPWHICH.B
VBA32	TScope.Trojan.Delf
VIPRE	BehavesLike.Win32.Malware.eah (mx-v)
ViRobot	Win32.Zorex.A
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!ETONJRQzPLk
Zillya	Trojan.Delf.Win32.76144
Zoner	Trojan.Win32.88102

Synaptics.exe removal instructions

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

   

   

   c:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe

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

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

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