What is WhatsApp.exe?

WhatsApp.exe is digitally signed by Stepan Rybin.

WhatsApp.exe is usually located in the 'C:\ProgramData\{dfc3cf67-877b-1283-dfc3-3cf678773d9e}\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected WhatsApp.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 [?]

WhatsApp.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

WhatsApp.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameStepan Rybin
Certificate issuer nameCertum Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number47154c2151e9eb8dfa42c2c9e45bfc6c

VirusTotal report

25 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WhatsApp.exe file. That's a 44% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.7658
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.MultiPlug
ALYac Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.7658
Avast Win32:MultiPlug-TP [PUP]
AVG Generic6.OWI
Avira PUA/MultiPlug.11245
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.7658
Bkav W32.HfsAdware.C752
Cyren W32/S-05e718fa!Eldorado
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.7658 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Adware.MultiPlug.ES
F-Prot W32/S-05e718fa!Eldorado
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.7658
GData Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.7658
K7AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 0040fa1f1 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 0040fa1f1 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.MultiPlug.oaul
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.MultiPlug.A
McAfee MultiPlug-FVQ
McAfee-GW-Edition MultiPlug-FVQ
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.7658
NANO-Antivirus Riskware.Win32.MultiPlug.dnzymr
Rising PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
Sophos MultiPlug
VBA32 suspected of Heur.Malware-Cryptor.Multiplug
25 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the WhatsApp.exe file.

WhatsApp.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove WhatsApp.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the WhatsApp.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that WhatsApp.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 WhatsApp.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the WhatsApp.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 WhatsApp.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\ProgramData\{dfc3cf67-877b-1283-dfc3-3cf678773d9e}\WhatsApp.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the WhatsApp.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If WhatsApp.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If WhatsApp.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If WhatsApp.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 WhatsApp.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5444fd03343e3179a66c086ef5c724d39
SHA256259f3892f48d09bc9f7fbb4ff0efda0dcc50c0554abf30ce81cf663f5686d8db

Error Messages

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

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

whatsapp.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.

whatsapp.exe has stopped working.

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

whatsapp.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with WhatsApp.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with WhatsApp.exe. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep100 %
1
Remove0 %
0

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