communicator.exe

By Visan Industries (Signed)

Remove communicator.exe
Warning 13 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of communicator.exe.

Overview

communicator.exe has 12 known versions, the most recent one is . During installation the program adds a job to the Task Scheduler. The average file size is about 181.54 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Visan Industries by the certification authority Thawte. The programs HP Photo Creations, PrintProjects and HP Photo Creations Soundstore have been observed as installing specific variations of communicator.exe.

DetailsDetails

File name:communicator.exe
Typical file path:C:\ProgramData\hp photo creations\communicator.exe
Certificate
Issued to:Visan Industries
Authority (CA):Thawte

ResourcesPrograms installed in

(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of communicator.exe.)
Hewlett-Packard
23% remove
Like to get creative with your photos? With HP Photo Creations, you can easily create beautiful keepsakes such as cards, calendars, photo books, and much more. Customize your projects with rich backgr...
Hewlett-Packard
3% remove
Like to get creative with your photos? With HP Photo Creations, you can easily create beautiful keepsakes such as cards, calendars, photo books, and much more. Customize your projects with rich backgr...
Hewlett-Packard
7% remove
Like to get creative with your photos? With HP Photo Creations, you can easily create beautiful keepsakes such as cards, calendars, photo books, and much more. Customize your projects with rich backgr...
Hewlett-Packard
3% remove
Like to get creative with your photos? With HP Photo Creations, you can easily create beautiful keepsakes such as cards, calendars, photo books, and much more. Customize your projects with rich backgr...
HP Photo Creations Soundstore
1% remove
RocketLife Inc.
3% remove
PrintProjects software, powered by RocketLife, is the easy way to make truly personal collage prints, calendars, greeting cards, and more. It's fast, fun, and the results are beautiful. Print your cre...
Samsung Electronics CO., LTD.
9% remove
Visan / RocketLife
37% remove
Visan / RocketLife
7% remove
Xerox
1% remove
Xerox PhotoCafe transforms your digital photos into photo books, greeting cards, calendars, etc. This application works directly with the photos on your Samsung computer, allowing you to complete an e...

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of communicator.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
  • The task 'PrintProjects Communicator' runs daily in the path '\PrintProjects Communicator'
  • The job 'HP Photo Creations Communicator' runs daily in the path '\HP Photo Creations Communicator'
  • Entry path '\HP Photo Creations Communicator'

MalwareMalware detections

Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 13 of them detected the following malware.
Antivirus engineEngine versionDetectionFile version
Ikarus T3.1.4.3.0 Trojan.Win32.Agent 20ab6d1d766bf75835fac41819a22f41
nProtect 2013-01-04.03 Trojan/W32.Agent.186576.B ab4f7857bfd9aebcd55a1efc8637dfb2
The Hacker None Trojan/Agent2.eqy ab4f7857bfd9aebcd55a1efc8637dfb2
The Hacker 6.8.0.5.367 Trojan/Agent2.eqy cc0626c3f65e93b416698454bc0c09b1
ViRobot 2011.4.7.4223 Trojan.Win32.A.Agent.186576 ab4f7857bfd9aebcd55a1efc8637dfb2
ViRobot 2011.4.7.4223 Trojan.Win32.A.Agent.186576 62712a07b8dcc497e57bd8b74eb1dd85
ViRobot 2011.4.7.4223 Trojan.Win32.A.Agent.186576 ed093def1f3cfa1fbe010b8da06a4e20
ViRobot 2011.4.7.4223 Trojan.Win32.A.Agent.186576 41d03688603c3ff78637e352b746a11f
ViRobot 2011.4.7.4223 Trojan.Win32.A.Agent.186576 20ab6d1d766bf75835fac41819a22f41
ViRobot 2011.4.7.4223 Trojan.Win32.A.Agent.186576 68cae7ee0adfef8ccb7b55af2373472c
ViRobot 2011.4.7.4223 Trojan.Win32.A.Agent.186576 3b069e587337260a104fd1caecf7e4df
ViRobot 2011.4.7.4223 Trojan.Win32.A.Agent.186576 33d99b9ee34ded2a819ac99cc3e5c8a5
ViRobot 2011.4.7.4223 Trojan.Win32.A.Agent.186576 cc0626c3f65e93b416698454bc0c09b1

VersionsAll file variations of communicator.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
7f645bfb17702e90d8f3be1884a5eba0 c8d4c38053bb550ddeeddd036cb87638c57330c4 182.2 KB
ab4f7857bfd9aebcd55a1efc8637dfb2 3160d7bd5cca47801fdd9025acc5547308f5bc73 182.2 KB
62712a07b8dcc497e57bd8b74eb1dd85 0b183a1ddaa1415b31c63b8983313eb90573cb12 181.13 KB
ed093def1f3cfa1fbe010b8da06a4e20 93d5dd1a8d2fd5aa24c94e8faf6218dcd0227480 181.13 KB
41d03688603c3ff78637e352b746a11f 6e364d9eadf4ef9251849941a231b541d93cac21 181.13 KB
cc0626c3f65e93b416698454bc0c09b1 b6d6ca741f0adf4328d3fa7c6b5434d6845b26b6 182.2 KB
20ab6d1d766bf75835fac41819a22f41 b625b2afb36f65844ea9265d929b8994c031d5c9 181.13 KB
68cae7ee0adfef8ccb7b55af2373472c 6f339ecf21c7fdcc1fa1ade5cbc35882b081155c 181.13 KB
3b069e587337260a104fd1caecf7e4df 6ea006cb1899ce230b16be8bcae0b1351ef1b2d2 181.56 KB
33d99b9ee34ded2a819ac99cc3e5c8a5 a28595b314921dba3ffe9445562b3b39a9fc3a5f 181.56 KB
dc90e6e49da627053d119eab03443a59 9122caedb3de0956a342e82a01aea341fad333e1 181.56 KB
b9e3fcbacbd3dd05c2c60e8405c9b78d 387e8de7338183ae2ff7f8fc4a042d5b46b5eedf 181.56 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 51.28%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.82%
Windows Vista Home Premium 10.26%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.13%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 5.13%
Windows Vista Home Basic 5.13%
Windows Seven Black Edition 2.56%
Windows 8 2.56%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 2.56%
Windows 8 Pro 2.56%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 71.05% of communicator.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 27.50%
Dell 20.00%
Sony 20.00%
ASUS 10.00%
Toshiba 10.00%
Acer 5.00%
Gateway 5.00%
GIGABYTE 2.50%
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