What is Red AdBlocker.exe?

Red AdBlocker.exe is part of 7-Zip and developed by Igor Pavlov according to the Red AdBlocker.exe version information.

Red AdBlocker.exe's description is "7z ?????"

Red AdBlocker.exe is usually located in the 'c:\ProgramData\Extreme Blocker\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Red AdBlocker.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 Red AdBlocker.exe:

PropertyValue
Product name7-Zip
Company nameIgor Pavlov
File description7z ?????
Internal name7zS.sfx
Original filename7zS.sfx.exe
Legal copyright???? © 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov
Product version9.20
File version9.20

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

Product name7-Zip
Company nameIgor Pavlov
File description7z ?????
Internal name7zS.sfx
Original filename7zS.sfx.exe
Legal copyright???? © 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov
Product version9.20
File version9.20

Digital signatures [?]

Red AdBlocker.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

1 of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Red AdBlocker.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
1 of the 54 anti-virus programs detected the Red AdBlocker.exe file.

Filename variants

Red AdBlocker.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

Red AdBlocker.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\ProgramData\Extreme Blocker\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD579f9311ac6a5009fef1a5756a0a529d3
SHA2567fa235874e199fcb5ada35acf94b4964107cab17da383895cf9badf73d0707fb

Error Messages

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

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

red adblocker.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.

7z ????? has stopped working.

End Program - red adblocker.exe. This program is not responding.

red adblocker.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 97% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 141 users.

User vote results: There were 137 votes to remove and 4 votes to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

geoff writes

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this item was redirected from both earnsale.exe and WorldwideWebCoupon.exe for me. Both of those seem unrelated to 7-zip, and show clear signs of being adware.

I will remove them, but a comment as to why the association would be helpful. This tool is great btw. It really gets down to the level the bad guys are working at.

# 10 Apr 2015, 9:35

Roger Karlsson writes

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The anti-virus programs have updated the detection for this file:

* Avira PUA/MPlug.tryu 20150627
* Baidu-International PUA.Win32.Agent.81 20150627
* CAT-QuickHeal AdWare.Agent.r5 20150627
* Comodo UnclassifiedMalware 20150627
* K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 0001140e1 ) 20150627
* K7GW Trojan ( 0001140e1 ) 20150627
* Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.MultiPlug.Uns 20150627
* Panda Trj/CI.A 20150627
* Symantec Trojan.ADH.SMH 20150627
* TotalDefense Win32/Tnega.ENeVIEC 20150627
* VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT 20150627
* ViRobot Trojan.Win32.A.Badur.381799[h] 20150627

Regarding the reference to the legitimate 7-zip program. That's just something this adware developer put in the description of the file to make it more legitimate.

# 27 Jun 2015, 12:23

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