What is codecpack.exe?

codecpack.exe is part of SafeInstaller and developed by SafeInstall, LLC according to the codecpack.exe version information.

codecpack.exe's description is "Safe Installer"

codecpack.exe is digitally signed by InstallX, LLC.

codecpack.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameSafeInstaller
Company nameSafeInstall, LLC
File descriptionSafe Installer
Internal nameSafeInstaller
Original filenamesafeinstall.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version1.0.58.0
File version1.0.58.0

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

Product nameSafeInstaller
Company nameSafeInstall, LLC
File descriptionSafe Installer
Internal nameSafeInstaller
Original filenamesafeinstall.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version1.0.58.0
File version1.0.58.0

Digital signatures [?]

codecpack.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameInstallX, LLC
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1
Certificate serial number0f4d188192318d28510fc886cbb855e6

VirusTotal report

16 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the codecpack.exe file. That's a 29% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Application.Bundler.InstallIQ.D
Antiy-AVL RiskWare[Downloader:not-a-virus]/NSIS.Agent
AVG Generic_r.NT
AVware InstallIQ Installer (fs)
BitDefender Application.Bundler.InstallIQ.D
Comodo Application.Win32.InstallIQ.B
DrWeb Adware.Downware.2512
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/InstallIQ.A
F-Secure Application.Bundler.InstallIQ
GData Application.Bundler.InstallIQ.D
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.SafeInstall.A
MicroWorld-eScan Application.Bundler.InstallIQ.D
NANO-Antivirus Riskware.Win32.Searcher.csnymk
Sophos DomainIQ pay-per install
VIPRE InstallIQ Installer (fs)
Zillya Downloader.Agent.Win32.205909
16 of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the codecpack.exe file.

codecpack.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove codecpack.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the codecpack.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that codecpack.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 codecpack.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the codecpack.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 codecpack.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\codecpack.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the codecpack.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If codecpack.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If codecpack.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If codecpack.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 codecpack.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
MD5ce8344adf536e258ace0b5fd21f81db7
SHA256bbb92b14f64029e11957987cee7e875062246fa4a7d69ce6636dc0b5faed928e

Error Messages

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

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

codecpack.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.

Safe Installer has stopped working.

End Program - codecpack.exe. This program is not responding.

codecpack.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with codecpack.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with codecpack.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with codecpack.exe. 67% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 3 users.

User vote results: There were 2 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with codecpack.exe. Only 3 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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