What is the "stinger.exe" ?

Our database contains 214 different files for filename stinger.exe . You can also check most distributed file variants with name stinger.exe. This files most often belongs to product McAfee Stinger. and were most often developed by company McAfee Inc.. This files most often have description Standalone anti-virus scanner for certain viruses.. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 10 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process stinger.exe.

In most cases, this file is the main executable for the McAfee Stinger application from McAfee - this free utility serves as protective app from malwares and fake antiviruses, check more on http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/stinger.aspx :

"McAfee Stinger detects and removes prevalent Fake Alert malware and threats identified in the "List Viruses" section of the Stinger application. While not a replacement for full fledged antivirus software, Stinger is updated multiple times a week to include detection for newer Fake Alert variants and prevalent viruses."

stinger.exe Process

File details of most used file with name "stinger.exe"

Product:
McAfee Stinger
Company:
McAfee Inc.
Description:
Standalone anti-virus scanner for certain viruses.
Version:
10.2.0.780
MD5:
8eb7fd96f3453264144ed6753e8527ab
SHA1:
b7bf60babc1df41ae45de7aa470756a1cca21a7a
SHA256:
166d43f1d3cef1584793abdc73c8e50c57683667f4d9f835c4ccff1996e3adcf
Size:
9962600
Directory:
%SystemDiskRoot%\HELP
Operating System:
Windows 7
Occurence:
Low oc0
Digital Signature:
McAfee, Inc.

Is the Process "stinger.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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100% of reviewed files are marked as Safe .
Latest new variant of the file with name "stinger.exe" was discovered 4036 days ago. Our database contains 56 variants of the file "stinger.exe" with final rating Safe and zero variants with final rating Threat . Final ratings are based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.

User Reviews of the "stinger.exe"

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Reviews for all files with name "stinger.exe"

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file %SystemDiskRoot%\Portables\PortableApps\McAfeeStingerPortable\App\Stinger\stinger.exe (Variant: 18417464)

    In most cases, this file is the main executable for the McAfee Stinger application from McAfee - this free utility serves as protective app from malwares and fake antiviruses, check more on http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/stinger.aspx

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file %TEMP%\7zO4AC007E3\stinger.exe (Variant: 19647793)

    In most cases, this file is the main executable for the McAfee Stinger application from McAfee - this free utility serves as protective app from malwares and fake antiviruses, check more on http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/stinger.aspx :
    "McAfee Stinger detects and removes prevalent Fake Alert malware and threats identified in the "List Viruses" section of the Stinger application. While not a replacement for full fledged antivirus software, Stinger is updated multiple times a week to include detection for newer Fake Alert variants and prevalent viruses."