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.

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.

VirusTotal report

51 of the 64 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Synaptics.exe file. That's a 80% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Dropped:Trojan.GenericKD.37940051
AhnLab-V3	Win32/Zorex.X1800
ALYac	Dropped:Trojan.GenericKD.37940051
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Zorex-E [Wrm]
AVG	Win32:Zorex-E [Wrm]
Avira	WORM/Dldr.Agent.gqrxn
BitDefender	Dropped:Trojan.GenericKD.37940051
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.F5AF03D517
Bkav	W32.FamVT.GaionLTK.Trojan
CAT-QuickHeal	Sus.Nocivo.E0011
Comodo	Virus.Win32.Agent.DE@74b38h
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Cybereason	malicious.8f1d26
Cylance	Unsafe
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Cyren	W32/Backdoor.OAZM-5661
DrWeb	Trojan.DownLoader22.9658
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Emsisoft	Dropped:Trojan.GenericKD.37940051 (B)
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Delf.NBX
FireEye	Generic.mg.f9776218f1d26532
Fortinet	W32/CoinMiner.NBX!tr
GData	Win32.Backdoor.Agent.AXS
Gridinsoft	Malware.Win32.Gen.sm!s1
Ikarus	Trojan-PWS.Win32.QQPass
Jiangmin	Win32/Synaptics.Gen
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 000112511 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 000112511 )
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.XRed.mg
Malwarebytes	Generic.Trojan.Injector.DDS
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.1767938.susgen
McAfee	GenericRXBW-CE!F9776218F1D2
Microsoft	Worm:Win32/AutoRun!atmn
MicroWorld-eScan	Dropped:Trojan.GenericKD.37940051
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
SUPERAntiSpyware	Adware.FileTour/Variant
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
TACHYON	Backdoor/W32.DP-DarkKomet.771584
Tencent	Virus.Win32.DarkKomet.a
TrendMicro	Virus.Win32.NAPWHICH.D.orig
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Backdoor.Win32.DARKCOMET.ENF
VBA32	TScope.Trojan.Delf
ViRobot	Win32.Zorex.A
Yandex	BackDoor.Optix!acYWFyhu7MM
Zillya	Trojan.Delf.Win32.76144

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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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with Synaptics.exe. 64% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 11 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with Synaptics.exe. Only 11 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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