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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

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Match #1



application launcher.exe (Application Launcher.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.10%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 10 MB


In addition to the file name, application launcher.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Teleca Sweden AB
Product contains:Application Launcher
File name contains:\Program Files\HTC\HTC Sync\Application Launcher\Application Launcher.exe

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




Win Patrol

Application Launcher.exe -

application launcher.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

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Match #2



application launcher.exe (Application Launcher)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.02%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 7 MB


In addition to the file name, application launcher.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor is not specified
Product is not specified
File name contains:\Sony Ericsson\

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.sonyericsson.com/



Win Patrol

Application Launcher.exe - Interface application launcher for Sony Ericsson W810i mobile phone.

application launcher.exe  is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called application launcher.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
application launcher.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xd9b8760dd272176572f3aa3e6d5366ca 159744 bytes
2 0x734359376fdb389a1dca252301a7ee4d 502784 bytes
3 0x75cc9b11acd6612aa89924d89adaf1fa 401408 bytes
4 0x71a895d23d0c192b6724ab5c9a5292de 491520 bytes
5 0xdcae1061f69b0aaace0a7fdf1ab29c28 528384 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x444a5b51ff06d0fc1c0e14fe861c9de2 544768 bytes
7 0x8197243d04162f3d3f6f6ccc6fe3d4a0 487424 bytes
8 0x984ebf12a6ad52b7704651c171abaf0a 528384 bytes
9 0xdfdaf0d8cec045ba4d1b7f0aa6b764cf 495616 bytes
10 0x7489fa487e6603271e1951f02987850e 487424 bytes


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Tips from the Pit Crew

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

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