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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



mdm.exe (Debugger)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 5.96%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 2 MB


In addition to the file name, mdm.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:Microsoft
Product is not specified
File name contains:VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE

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




Win Patrol

MDM.EXE (Machine Debug Manager) is a component of several Microsoft products, including Office 2000, FrontPage, and Visual Studio. It is also used for the IE Script Debugger if you have selected that option. Under Windows 98/Me, MDM leaves unneeded files of the form FFF*.TMP in your Windows directory. You will want to clean these up every few weeks. To prevent MDM from running: In Internet Explorer, click Tools | Internet Options | Advanced. Under the Browsing section, check the box next to "Disable script debugging." If MDM persists, you may need to remove its auto-start entry using MSConfig.

mdm.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 mdm.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
mdm.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x407ef4b6e4b4aad62f2664c6780e050a 87 KB
2 0x3c1422b72284d62aaa10e5f0ee22dd5f 328 KB
3 0x97249cd39bbc6c582c0e702d9aaa4d59 264 KB
4 0x8dfe3b8bf12f9f21b6c45cc04c8636d3 264 KB
5 0xc85d0d2c4a4c4b4a370ed0cede7b84d2 328 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x43201d2f8b893934dfec5b4c80475a8f 335872 bytes
7 0x7cf1b716372b89568ae4c0fe769f5869 335872 bytes
8 0xdc4689503564e80c56cccda8113d0194 270336 bytes
9 0x9ca03b16ae3d6bab2a0c763fd176482b 335872 bytes
10 0x3ac0ab37d4345636a729d3db8e5a66d8 270336 bytes

Match #2



mdm.exe (Debugger)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.10%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


In addition to the file name, mdm.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:Microsoft
Product contains:Microsoft

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




Win Patrol

MDM.EXE (Machine Debug Manager) is a component of several Microsoft products, including Office 2000, FrontPage, and Visual Studio. It is also used for the IE Script Debugger if you have selected that option. Under Windows 98/Me, MDM leaves unneeded files of the form FFF*.TMP in your Windows directory. You will want to clean these up every few weeks. To prevent MDM from running: In Internet Explorer, click Tools | Internet Options | Advanced. Under the Browsing section, check the box next to "Disable script debugging." If MDM persists, you may need to remove its auto-start entry using MSConfig.

mdm.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 mdm.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
mdm.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xf4dc8ed04af36bb88df233164aac2095 264 KB
2 0xde5b82873f5623974d871f54ae0ca331 328 KB
3 0x7fef9bf309e34196147c70a9e6ac8515 264 KB
4 0xa6b264dc72862cffe7240e81af74cc48 264 KB
5 0x19981c076ff8efd237784ceaea474044 328 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x491ed99c0042fa81e8b08430cd3f3a71 270595 bytes
7 0x92db6dfc0feb9f41170f8375af3935f9 335872 bytes
8 0xaedfa30a5a6f41498ccf6dd1e87794e9 335872 bytes
9 0xdee199596b8147dc465f99734a80cc3f 270336 bytes
10 0x2b5e9a17acdb1203fe1fbcf75caa1dc5 270336 bytes

Match #3



mdm.exe (MDM.EXE)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


In addition to the file name, mdm.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:Microsoft Corporation
Product contains:Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET
File name contains:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE

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




Win Patrol

MDM.EXE -

mdm.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

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.




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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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