What is a.exe file ?

The genuine A.exe file is a software component of Imation Disk Manager V a by Imation.;In 2007, “a.exe” was perhaps legitimate, belonging to Imation Disk Manager software which managed their USB flash drives, allowing the device to be all public, all secure, or two partitions with one secure. Imation, created in 1996 by 3M Corporation spinning off its data storage business, continued a long history started under 3M of innovations in data storage media and grew to a global powerhouse in CD and DVD applications but shut that business down in 2016 and renamed itself as “Glassbridge Enterprises.” Today, “a.exe” is popular camouflage for worms, Trojans and viruses, such as Trojan.Agent.SM or Trojan.Muldrop5.8935. Depending on what is using the name, it may be located in a subpath of the user’s profile folder, or in “C:Windows” or “C:WindowsSystem32”, although if in a subfolder of “C:Windows” other than “System32” it is extremely dangerous and allegedly “cannot be quarantined, nuked, healed, vaulted, removed, killed or deleted.;A stands for Flash Disk A ccess Management;In some case a.exe can harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the A.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.

Follow steps bellow to try fix the problem with a.exe

1. Use cleanmgr

To run the command cleanmgr :
Press Windows key + Q.
Enter cmd in search box , followed by the combination Ctrl + Shift + Enter to run it as Administrator.
Enter the command cleanmgr and press Enter.

2. Use sfc /scannow

To run the command sfc /scannow :
Press Windows key + Q.
Enter cmd in search box, followed by the combination Ctrl + Shift + Enter to run it as Administrator.
Enter the command sfc /scannow and press Enter.

3. uninstalling programs :

To uninstall unnecessary programs :
Open the Start menu (Press Windows key + X) .
Click the first menu item Programs and Features.
Search unnecessary programs in the list of installed programs, .
Click the software you want to uninstall.

4. using msconfig

To run the command msconfig :
Press Windows key + Q.
Enter cmd in search box, followed by the combination Ctrl + Shift + Enter to run it as Administrator.
Enter the command msconfig and press Enter.

5. Automatic Update

To run the command wuauclt /ShowWindowsUpdate:
Press Windows key + Q.
Enter cmd in search box, followed by the combination Ctrl + Shift + Enter to run it as Administrator.
Enter the command wuauclt /ShowWindowsUpdate and press Enter.

6. Use resmon command

To run the command resmon :
Press Windows key + Q.
Enter cmd in search box, followed by the combination Ctrl + Shift + Enter to run it as Administrator.
Enter the command resmon and press Enter.

7. use DISM.exe

To run the command DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth :
Press Windows key + Q.
Enter cmd in search box, followed by the combination Ctrl + Shift + Enter to run it as Administrator.
Enter the command DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth and press Enter.

a.exe descriptions

In 2007, “a.exe” was perhaps legitimate, belonging to Imation Disk Manager software which managed their USB flash drives, allowing the device to be all public, all secure, or two partitions with one secure. Imation, created in 1996 by 3M Corporation spinning off its data storage business, continued a long history started under 3M of innovations in data storage media and grew to a global powerhouse in CD and DVD applications but shut that business down in 2016 and renamed itself as “Glassbridge Enterprises.” Today, “a.exe” is popular camouflage for worms, Trojans and viruses, such as Trojan.Agent.SM or Trojan.Muldrop5.8935. Depending on what is using the name, it may be located in a subpath of the user’s profile folder, or in “C:Windows” or “C:WindowsSystem32”, although if in a subfolder of “C:Windows” other than “System32” it is extremely dangerous and allegedly “cannot be quarantined, nuked, healed, vaulted, removed, killed or deleted.;A stands for Flash Disk A ccess Management;The.exe extension on a filename indicates an exe cutable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the A.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.