How to remove an adb error

The free file information forum can help you determine if adb.exe is a virus, trojan, spyware, or adware that you can remove, or a file belonging to a Windows system or an application you can trust.

Click to Run a Free Scan for adb.exe related errors

Adb.exe file information

The process known as HTC Sync belongs to software Android SDK Tools or MyPhoneExplorer or HTC Sync or Adobe InDesign (version CS5) or AppInventor Setup or iDisplay by HTC (www.htc.com).

Description: adb.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 410,942 bytes (21% of all occurrences), 162,816 bytes and 11 more variants.
File adb.exe is a file without information about the developer of this file. The program has no visible window. File adb.exe is not a Windows system file. Therefore the technical security rating is 56% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If you are having problems with adb.exe, you can also uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > MyPhoneExplorer or BirdieSync) or ask the Fjsoft ^[1][2]'s Customer Service for advice.

Recommended: Identify adb.exe related errors

If adb.exe is located in a subfolder of the "My Files" folder, the security rating is 74% dangerous. The file size is 2,258,137 bytes. There is no file information. The program has no visible window. The file is not a Windows system file. The application listens for or sends data on open ports to a LAN or the Internet. adb.exe seems to be a compressed file.

If adb.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings", the security rating is 64% dangerous. The file size is 2,543,968 bytes. There is no information about the author of the file. The program is not visible. The file has a digital signature. The process listens for or sends data on open ports to a LAN or the Internet. The file is not a Windows system file.

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as adb.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the adb.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

Score

User Comments

It is a file needed for Android development and is downloaded with the SDK. Doesn't seem to be dangerous and shouldn't be deleted for development programs to function properly.
Sanjiv Sharma

android debug bridge
Osiris.sam (further information)

That's the "android debug bridge", a tool that deals with the emulator/ device.
Farhad Tarapore

Auf meinem Rechner gehört dieses Programm zum Paket BirdieSync und dient dem Datenaustausch zwischen Mobiltelefonen und Windowsrechner ähnlich dem Produkt Microsoft Outlook (With BirdieSync™, synchronize your Windows Mobile device (contacts, events, tasks and mails), your iPhone (contacts) or your Android device (contacts and events) with Thunderbird™ with Lightning extension installed and Sunbird™ on your PC. Thanks to its own synchronization engine, contacts, events, tasks and mails are synchronized as soon as your mobile is connected to your PC. Every creation, modification or deletion...)
Friedrich-Wilhelm Prussak (further information)

In my case it's the Android debug bridge, part of the android sdk.
André Miranda (further information)

This is the Adroid Debug Bridge for Android development on a windows machine.
bpolant (further information)

Included in software for phones with Android system
Ning

This file is important in loading apps and such for andriod phones
dug

It is a file that is associated with the HTC sync software that you can install on your PC to sync your HTC Android phone.
Kat

adb.exe is part of the Google Android Developers kit (Android Debugging Bridge)
sonick909

This file shows up when my HTC Thunderbolt is connected to my laptop, preventing tethering using pdfnet. It can be ended half of the time!
TH

I found it in C:\program files\HTC sync --- So part of android managment software?
Mark Haworth

its part of htc's android sdk
step (further information)

it stop installs from working
Herbert Johnson

Necessary for Android Development
uku

Came with HTC Sync

required for htc to function
Steve

Also comes with the 'MyPhoneExplorer' app for android phones.
Vic Weber

installed with android sdk
Marvin (further information)

Summary: Average user rating of adb.exe: based on 25 votes with 19 reviews.

8 users think adb.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 6 users think it's probably harmless. 10 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user think adb.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 3 users doesn't grade adb.exe ("not sure about it").

Adb scanner

Security Task Manager shows all running Windows tasks including embedded hidden functions (e.g. keyboard or browser monitoring, autostart entry). A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware, keylogger or a Trojan.

MalwareBytes detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, malware and tracking threats from your hard disk. Ideal supplement to Security Task Manager.

SpeedUpMyPC scans, cleans, repairs and optimizes your computer.

Other processes