What is ShortCut.exe?
The genuine ShortCut.exe file is a software component of ShortCut by Andreas Viebke.
This process is the main executable file of the ShortCut application.
With ShortCut, you can create macros of recurring texts or key sequences on Windows computers. The text templates are available to any Windows program such as email, word processor, spreadsheet or code editor. With ShortCuts macro language typescript you can access the clipboard or call programs and have variables, lists, operators, dialogues, over 200 functions and statements, are available. Complex work can be automated. In addition, ShortCut can mapped to hotkeys.
ShortCut stands for ShortCut Keyboard macro application
The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the ShortCut.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.
ShortCut.exe file information
The process known as Keyboard macro application or ShortCut Autotype Application or Tastaturmakro-Programm belongs to software ShortCut by Andreas Viebke (www.typer.de).
Description: ShortCut.exe is not essential for the Windows OS and causes relatively few problems. ShortCut.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files".
Known file sizes on Windows 10/8/7/XP are 782,848 bytes (40% of all occurrences), 760,832 bytes, 1,102,848 bytes or 495,616 bytes. 
The ShortCut.exe file is not a Windows system file. The program is not visible. The program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: User Shell Folders, MACHINE\User Shell Folders).
The file is able to record keyboard inputs.
ShortCut.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs.
Therefore the technical security rating is 74% dangerous, however you should also read the user reviews.
Recommended: Identify ShortCut.exe related errors
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as ShortCut.exe. Therefore, you should check the ShortCut.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.
Best practices for resolving ShortCut issues
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with ShortCut. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or, for Windows 8 and later versions, executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To help you analyze the ShortCut.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. BMalwarebytes Anti-Malware detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.
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Summary: Average user rating of ShortCut.exe: based on 3 votes with 3 user comments. 3 users think ShortCut.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application.