What is ctes.exe?
ctes.exe is part of CTES and developed by Absolute Software Corp according to the ctes.exe version information.
ctes.exe's description is "CTES Manager"
ctes.exe is digitally signed by Absolute Software Corp..
ctes.exe is usually located in the 'c:\programdata\ctes\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about ctes.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 ctes.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | CTES |
| Company name | Absolute Software Corp |
| File description | CTES Manager |
| Internal name | CTES |
| Original filename | CTES |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2015 |
| Product version | 1.0.0.1626 |
| File version | 1.0.0.1626 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | CTES |
| Company name | Absolute Software Corp |
| File description | CTES Manager |
| Internal name | CTES |
| Original filename | CTES |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2015 |
| Product version | 1.0.0.1626 |
| File version | 1.0.0.1626 |
Digital signatures [?]
ctes.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Absolute Software Corp. |
| Certificate issuer name | Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA |
| Certificate serial number | 5dd77d7c20fd7754b8f6e626af5c5cb6 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 68 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ctes.exe file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 43845999704204167c7205007a61eef4 |
| SHA256 | 43220521ae29318280bc28ed7fc465e05b941847917a68f80e08a4d1d850ecad |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to ctes.exe:
ctes.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
ctes.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.
CTES Manager has stopped working.
End Program - ctes.exe. This program is not responding.
ctes.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
ctes.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with ctes.exe?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with ctes.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 17 users.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 0 % | 0 | |
| Remove | 100 % | 17 |
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with ctes.exe. Only 17 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.
Malware or legitimate?
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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.
Whether ctes all associated files are categorized as a virus or potentially malicious, or not, matters not to me because my experience tells me that it has all of the properties of a virus and I will explain the reason I call it that way d2fiantly. For more than two years on a 64 bit version of Microsoft Windows 7, I have battled this software There are at least 5 processes that run from start up until I end it only to see it return at next boot.
It overrides msconfig and at least 2 other applications that have start up management capabilities as if they were non-existent and deleting those main files is only successful until reboot and their return. Yesterday, I spent nearly an hour meticulously deleting every file and folder and even the sub files were sent to the recycle bin and today they have returned.
A virus?
# 9 Aug 2021, 16:29
Attaboyslim writes