What is the "vcredist_x86.exe" ? Variant 280276

Our database contains 220 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 . You can also check most distributed file variants with name vcredist_x86.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor . Agregate rating is 5(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® Windows® Operating System
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor
Version:
6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
MD5:
6402438591b548121f54b0706a2c6423
SHA1:
e052789ebad7dc8d6f8505a9295b0576babd125e
SHA256:
d6832398e3bc9156a660745f427dc1c2392ce4e9a872e04f41f62d0c6bae07a8
Size:
2745256
Directory:
%TEMP%\pft1E15.tmp
Operating System:
Windows XP
Occurence:
Medium oc1
Digital Signature:
Microsoft Corporation

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :
Antivirus NameLatest Toleration
avast! Antivirus2016-06-13 20:58:30
Windows Defender2016-03-31 15:15:48
V3 Lite2016-01-15 08:48:10
Microsoft Security Essentials2014-11-29 13:51:48
Avira Desktop2014-01-20 13:22:20
Computer Security2014-01-17 00:47:57
Symantec Endpoint Protection2013-10-28 01:37:42
Kaspersky Internet Security2013-01-30 01:04:04
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 5.22012-12-22 23:31:37
Immunet Protect2012-12-13 09:53:09
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User Reviews of the "vcredist_x86.exe"

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file %SystemDiskRoot%\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_Design_2012_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\x86\VCRedist\2005SP1ATL\vcredist_x86.exe (Variant: 18016920)

    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