What is Sfycea.exe?

Sfycea.exe is part of MSE Extrim Version 2011 Edition and developed by Avira GmbH according to the Sfycea.exe version information.

Sfycea.exe's description is "Windows Setup API"

Sfycea.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Sfycea.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Sfycea.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMSE Extrim Version 2011 Edition
Company nameAvira GmbH
File descriptionWindows Setup API
Internal nameExtrim Edition.exe
Original filenameExtrim Edition.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © Extra Edition Windows version 2011
Product version1.0.706.372
File version1.0.706.372

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameMSE Extrim Version 2011 Edition
Company nameAvira GmbH
File descriptionWindows Setup API
Internal nameExtrim Edition.exe
Original filenameExtrim Edition.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © Extra Edition Windows v..
Product version1.0.706.372
File version1.0.706.372

Digital signatures [?]

Sfycea.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

43 of the 45 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Sfycea.exe file. That's a 96% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Agnitum Trojan.Codecpack.Gen.13
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.FakeAV
AntiVir TR/Agent.328704.3
Avast Win32:MalOb-EA [Cryp]
AVG FakeAV.IBE
BitDefender Trojan.Generic.KDV.105250
ByteHero Trojan.Malware.Obscu.Gen.002
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Renos.LX
Commtouch W32/FakeAlert.IV.gen!Eldorado
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Downloader.Fraudload.HLA
DrWeb Trojan.DownLoader1.46958
Emsisoft Trojan.Generic.KDV.105250 (B)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/TrojanDownloader.FakeAlert.BGV
F-Prot W32/FakeAlert.IV.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Trojan.Generic.KDV.105250
Fortinet W32/CodePack.CX!tr
GData Trojan.Generic.KDV.105250
Ikarus Trojan-Downloader.Win32.FraudLoad
Jiangmin TrojanDownloader.FraudLoad.uov
K7AntiVirus Trojan
Kaspersky Trojan-Downloader.Win32.FraudLoad.hla
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Generic.ge.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes Trojan.FraudPack.Gen
McAfee Downloader-CEW.q
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.H
Microsoft TrojanDownloader:Win32/Renos.LX
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Generic.KDV.105250
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.FraudLoad.byekz
Norman W32/Suspicious_Gen2.HUATE
nProtect Trojan/W32.Agent.225792.CD
Panda Generic Trojan
PCTools Trojan.FakeAV
Rising Trojan.Win32.Generic.126DEEC1
Sophos Mal/FakeAV-BT
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Kazy
Symantec Trojan.FakeAV!gen29
TheHacker Trojan/Downloader.FakeAlert.bgv
TotalDefense Win32/Renos.D!generic
TrendMicro TROJ_FAKEAV.SM2
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_FAKEAV.SM2
VBA32 TrojanDownloader.FraudLoad.hla
VIPRE VirTool.Win32.Obfuscator.hg!b1 (v)
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.A.Downloader.225792.L
43 of the 45 anti-virus programs detected the Sfycea.exe file.

Sfycea.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Sfycea.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Sfycea.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Sfycea.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate Sfycea.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Sfycea.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate Sfycea.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Windows\Sfycea.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Sfycea.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Sfycea.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Sfycea.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Sfycea.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that Sfycea.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5dbab1f479ec768c61979fe12d2340491
SHA2560b326da4cf1c226e66f3b6a4f2a6ba4271112c6ed5b477fc957ff30f46170f6a

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to sfycea.exe:

sfycea.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

sfycea.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Windows Setup API has stopped working.

End Program - sfycea.exe. This program is not responding.

sfycea.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

sfycea.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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