What is rufus_v1.3.4.exe?

rufus_v1.3.4.exe is part of Rufus and developed by Akeo Consulting (http://akeo.ie) according to the rufus_v1.3.4.exe version information.

rufus_v1.3.4.exe's description is "Rufus"

rufus_v1.3.4.exe is digitally signed by Akeo Consulting.

rufus_v1.3.4.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected rufus_v1.3.4.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 rufus_v1.3.4.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameRufus
Company nameAkeo Consulting (http://akeo.ie)
File descriptionRufus
Internal nameRufus
Original filenamerufus.exe
Legal copyright© 2011-2013 Pete Batard (GPL v3)
Legal trademarkhttp://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
Product version1.3.4.270
File version1.3.4.270

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

Product nameRufus
Company nameAkeo Consulting (http://akeo.ie)
File descriptionRufus
Internal nameRufus
Original filenamerufus.exe
Legal copyright© 2011-2013 Pete Batard (GPL v3)
Legal trademarkhttp://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
Product version1.3.4.270
File version1.3.4.270

Digital signatures [?]

rufus_v1.3.4.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAkeo Consulting
Certificate issuer nameCOMODO Code Signing CA 2
Certificate serial number47d73d146614770cb3daaf5502c48d9c

VirusTotal report

3 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the rufus_v1.3.4.exe file. That's a 5% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 000302ae1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 000302ae1 )
Rising PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1580D2D3!360764115
3 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the rufus_v1.3.4.exe file.

rufus_v1.3.4.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove rufus_v1.3.4.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the rufus_v1.3.4.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that rufus_v1.3.4.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 rufus_v1.3.4.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the rufus_v1.3.4.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 rufus_v1.3.4.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\rufus_v1.3.4.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the rufus_v1.3.4.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If rufus_v1.3.4.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If rufus_v1.3.4.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If rufus_v1.3.4.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 rufus_v1.3.4.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








Free Questionnaires

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD589cfcf547253fda647b6434dc6cfd9db
SHA2569d117aecb087465767720904fee847e5d0ce7f3d284ba20f3e95070582e743e8

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to rufus_v1.3.4.exe:

rufus_v1.3.4.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

rufus_v1.3.4.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.

Rufus has stopped working.

End Program - rufus_v1.3.4.exe. This program is not responding.

rufus_v1.3.4.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

rufus_v1.3.4.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with the file?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with the file:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 67% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 3 users.

User vote results: There were 2 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 3 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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.

No comments posted yet.

Leave a reply