What is the "vcredist_x86.exe" ?

Our database contains 136 different files for filename vcredist_x86.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the vcredist_x86.exe then visit General Information Page . This file belongs to product Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Setup. Agregate rating is 5 stars - based on 1 reviews. This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process vcredist_x86.exe.
vcredist_x86.exe Process
Product:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Setup
Version:
9.0.30729.17
MD5:
5689d43c3b201dd3810fa3bba4a6476a
SHA1:
6939100e397cef26ec22e95e53fcd9fc979b7bc9
SHA256:
41f45a46ee56626ff2699d525bb56a3bb4718c5ca5f4fb5b3b38add64584026b
Size:
4216840
Directory:
%TEMP%\{F706CDC8-41EE-433E-B972-24D9550B4A6A}\Disk1\ISSetupPrerequisites\{0BE9572E-8558-404f-B0A5-8C347D145655}
Operating System:
Windows XP
Discovered:
April 22, 2010
Occurence:
Medium oc1
Digital Signature:
Microsoft Corporation

Demographics distribution

Aproximately 23% of users are in the Vietnam. It is also popular in Russian Federation and Germany.

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This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :
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ZoneAlarm Antivirus2013-02-19 09:56:14
Kingsoft Antivirus System Defense2013-01-22 13:41:44
AVG Internet Security 20132013-01-22 13:41:44
Norton 3602013-01-20 16:10:26
avast! Antivirus2013-01-20 01:38:33
Microsoft Security Essentials2013-01-15 05:08:11
Kaspersky CRYSTAL2013-01-14 11:22:40
Avira Desktop2013-01-14 05:59:57
Rising Antivirus2013-01-13 08:14:28
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 20132013-01-12 08:47:10
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User Reviews of the "vcredist_x86.exe"

  • SAFErating from user

    MikeOne photo

    Exexcutable for the The Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package - You can spot it in different versions depending on the year of distribution (2005, 6, 7, 8, ...) : "The Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package (x86) installs runtime components of Visual C++ Libraries required to run applications developed with Visual C++ on a computer that does not have Visual C++ installed." This file is a setup for this package. E.g. for version 2005 see more on http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=3387

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