What is fsgk32st.exe?

fsgk32st.exe is part of F-Secure Anti-Virus and developed by F-Secure Corporation according to the fsgk32st.exe version information.

fsgk32st.exe's description is "F-Secure Anti-Virus Scanning Service"

fsgk32st.exe is digitally signed by F-Secure Corporation.

fsgk32st.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files\pc-beveiliging totaal\anti-virus\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected fsgk32st.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on fsgk32st.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameF-Secure Anti-Virus
Company nameF-Secure Corporation
File descriptionF-Secure Anti-Virus Scanning Service
Internal namefsgk32st
Original filenamefsgk32st.exe
CommentsStartup service for Gatekeeper Handler
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2004-2007, F-Secure Corporation
Product version8.91.15380.7
File version8.91.15380.7

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

Product nameF-Secure Anti-Virus
Company nameF-Secure Corporation
File descriptionF-Secure Anti-Virus Scanning Service
Internal namefsgk32st
Original filenamefsgk32st.exe
CommentsStartup service for Gatekeeper Handler
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2004-2007, F-Secure Cor..
Product version8.91.15380.7
File version8.91.15380.7

Digital signatures [?]

fsgk32st.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameF-Secure Corporation
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number598b4892bd1955eb9a888ff393b85237

VirusTotal report

1 of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the fsgk32st.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
ByteHero Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.m
1 of the 43 anti-virus programs detected the fsgk32st.exe file.

Other files also named fsgk32st.exe

fsgk32st.exe (2 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD52346842f07e2ab64d1dc83a67fccdfa1
SHA2564f2c93cb357488a3653f584f28c4617b675a4497f8fbfdc75f85ab0838d3f67e

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to fsgk32st.exe:

fsgk32st.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

fsgk32st.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.

F-Secure Anti-Virus Scanning Service has stopped working.

End Program - fsgk32st.exe. This program is not responding.

fsgk32st.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

fsgk32st.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with fsgk32st.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with fsgk32st.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep0 %
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Remove100 %
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NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with fsgk32st.exe. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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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.

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ByteHero detects fsgk32st.exe as "Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.m" but I think that is a false positive. fsgk32st.exe is digitally signed by F-Secure so it should be legitimate.

# 13 Jul 2012, 8:45

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