vsnpstd3.exe is installed and used by various webcams and other visual devices connected via USB. If you using one of these devices you should not remove this software. Otherwise you may safely remove it from your computer. 

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716 users ask for this file. 22 users rated it as not dangerous. 8 users rated it as not so dangerous. 5 users rated it as neutral. 1 user rated it as dangerous. 4 users didn't rate it ("don't know").

All comments about vsnpstd3.exe: this is a file that belongs to software you install with a certain webcam, my girlfriend has this webcam and after installation it appeared, it can be uninstalled also. If you dont have a webcam or have never installed one, it you dont have a webcam however i would look into it.   dale This file seems to be a part of the USB PC Camera Plus Software for the Ezonics EZ CAM PRO.  See also: Link   Rambustech it manages the webcam .   carl from hk It seems it belongs to software installed with MSI Webcam   Marki it's a camera monitoring process. installed with MSI web cam   stevo It was installed during the setup of USB PC camera SN9C120   Antonimo Comes with MSI Star Cam Device. So it's just software for your webcam.   Alex Yes, it came into the task manager once (and only because) I installed the tiny tech webcam. It does not seem to harm the computer   Murali Suppayah installed to start up when installing mikomi webcam along with camtool   Shane CameraMonitor Application for MSI StarCam 370i  See also: Link   Joe It appears only when u install a webcam, however if it is there in ur windows without any webcam installed... then things r suspicious.... it might b virus !!   Nilesh vsnpstd3.exe and tsnpstd3.exe are used by X-Gear (a webcam util). Or at least, that's what it looks like, here. Both files are in WINNT dir and Common Files dir. They get launched with the program called AMCap (loads on windows startup).  See also: Link   peace It was installed during the setup of USB Dino-Lite microscope   Alenny Webcam treiber   yo This is a camera monitorings process. It is installed with MSI cstarcam   Michael This is a general file for many kinds of webcams. Why do you even post when you really don't know..   Damien i use an usb camera, i have this process, not a virus !!   imad this vsnpstd3.exe and tsnpstd3.exe are used by webcams this allows the web cam to work without these your web cam would apear a black screen if this is on your personal computer and you havnt ever installed camera software id start to worry but you anti virus system shoul;d pick it up it was a risky file aulthough again if you havnt got a web cam delet it   Jamie Lake MSI webcam would be consistent w/ my setup   Nat It was installed during the setup of USB Genius Slim 311R Web Cam   Igor Part of webcam-software-packages and enables the snapshort-feature of cameras with snapshort-button/function.   Dr.König its for USB Webcam, not a virus  See also: Link   Vikram CameraMonitor Application for webcam (A4tech in my case)   halthern It's a webcam driver used for most webcams. "snpst" stands for "snapshot". The application is NOT harmfull at all, but if you do not want it to start-up at booting your compu, just de-select it together with "tsnpstd3.exe" in your msconfig/startup window.   Jack Hombergh CameraMonitor App for sertain Webcam programs   Viltzu Its just proscess from a camera : ) dont worry be haapy! : )   Kalan Webcam file   It is installed with the hp starter camera driver.  See also: Link   - This is a Microsoft utility for managing the properties of webcam input. It includes filters and special effects. It has been included since Windows XP   doublehelix webcam driver   seli If you know more about vsnpstd3.exe, share your knowledge and help other users. Security Rating:  --- don't know ---  1 (not dangerous)  2  3 (neutral)  4  5 (dangerous) What do you know about this file: Link for more details: Your Name:

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