What is grunt.exe?

grunt.exe is digitally signed by Sapodilla Ltd.

grunt.exe is usually located in the 'c:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1202660629-682003330-743564007-1003\Dc7\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product version1.0.0.3
File version1.0.0.3

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

Product version1.0.0.3
File version1.0.0.3

Digital signatures [?]

grunt.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSapodilla Ltd
Certificate issuer nameGlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2
Certificate serial number1121449121483f5c10a1d21935f061a75ad5

VirusTotal report

2 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the grunt.exe file. That's a 4% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
2 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the grunt.exe file.

grunt.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove grunt.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the grunt.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that grunt.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 grunt.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the grunt.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 grunt.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1202660629-682003330-743564007-1003\Dc7\grunt.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the grunt.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If grunt.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If grunt.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If grunt.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 grunt.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
MD5fd32597022914fbaa27dc396809af944
SHA2563fba4a0e41bed5800e0c1c41540b10cace02d72aaae9fdc9b93e59950e198cee

Error Messages

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

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

grunt.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.

grunt.exe has stopped working.

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

grunt.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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