What is notepad .exe?

notepad .exe is part of Microsoft® .NET Framework and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the notepad .exe version information.

notepad .exe's description is "Microsoft .NET Assembly Registration Utility"

notepad .exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows.

notepad .exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about notepad .exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on notepad .exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® .NET Framework
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft .NET Assembly Registration Utility
Internal nameRegAsm.exe
Original filenameRegAsm.exe
CommentsFlavor=Retail
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version2.0.50727.7905
File version2.0.50727.7905 (win9rel.050727-7900)

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

Product nameMicrosoft® .NET Framework
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft .NET Assembly Registration..
Internal nameRegAsm.exe
Original filenameRegAsm.exe
CommentsFlavor=Retail
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All right..
Product version2.0.50727.7905
File version2.0.50727.7905 (win9rel.050727-7900)

Digital signatures [?]

notepad .exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Production PCA 2011
Certificate serial number330000002418fc0b689e7399d0000000000024

VirusTotal report

None of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the notepad .exe file.

None of the 54 anti-virus programs detected the notepad .exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5dfdfd4255f959d860d0343e05d353296
SHA2560a343e0f3c90591201baefe20b9d96fa16b0de03140f7a5c97d2cc76f5173dbd

Error Messages

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

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

notepad .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.

Microsoft .NET Assembly Registration Utility has stopped working.

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

notepad .exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with notepad .exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with notepad .exe. 93% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 14 users.

User vote results: There were 13 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 notepad .exe. Only 14 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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