What is 00000008.@?
00000008.@ is usually located in the 'c:\Windows\Installer\{1c85213e-c299-f839-ca61-514b2284da4c}\U\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected 00000008.@.
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.
Digital signatures [?]
00000008.@ is not signed.
VirusTotal report
36 of the 49 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the 00000008.@ file. That's a 73% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| Ad-Aware | Trojan.Sirefef.GZ |
| AhnLab-V3 | Trojan/Win32.ZeroAccess |
| AntiVir | TR/Cutwail.jhg |
| Avast | Win32:BitCoinMiner-U [PUP] |
| AVG | PSW.KeyLogger.AXD |
| Baidu-International | Trojan.Win32.Miner.abL |
| BitDefender | Trojan.Sirefef.GZ |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Trojan.Agent.gen |
| Comodo | UnclassifiedMalware |
| DrWeb | Tool.BtcMine.26 |
| Emsisoft | Trojan.Sirefef.GZ (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 | Win64/Agent.BA |
| F-Secure | Trojan.Sirefef.GZ |
| Fortinet | W32/Agent.WHI!tr |
| GData | Trojan.Sirefef.GZ |
| Ikarus | Win32.Trojan |
| Kaspersky | Trojan.Win32.Miner.dw |
| Malwarebytes | Trojan.Dropper.BCMiner |
| McAfee | ZeroAccess |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Heuristic.LooksLike.Win32.Suspicious.B |
| Microsoft | Trojan:Win64/Sirefef.AC |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Trojan.Sirefef.GZ |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.BtcMine.ulizf |
| Norman | Suspicious_Gen4.AIHWR |
| nProtect | Trojan/W32.Sirefef.232960 |
| Panda | Trj/Sirefef.D |
| Rising | PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1392D9EE!328391150 |
| Sophos | Troj/Agent-WHI |
| Symantec | Bitcoinminer |
| TheHacker | Trojan/Agent.ba |
| TotalDefense | Win32/ZAccess.EE |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_SIREFEF.GF |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_SIREFEF.GF |
| VBA32 | Trojan.Miner |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win64.ZAccess.a (v) |
| ViRobot | Trojan.Win32.A.Miner.232960 |
00000008.@ removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove 00000008.@ with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the 00000008.@ file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that 00000008.@ has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate 00000008.@ in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the 00000008.@ 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 00000008.@ in the scan result.
c:\Windows\Installer\{1c85213e-c299-f839-ca61-514b2284da4c}\U\00000008.@ 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the 00000008.@ file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If 00000008.@ still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If 00000008.@ is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If 00000008.@ still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that 00000008.@ no longer appear in the scan result.
Folder name variants
00000008.@ may also be located in other folders than c:\Windows\Installer\{1c85213e-c299-f839-ca61-514b2284da4c}\U\. The most common variants are listed below:
- c:\Windows\Installer\{2c0bba94-ebbb-40e7-e5a9-fd18661d9523}\U\
- c:\WINDOWS\Installer\{33a262a4-c87e-d28d-1308-65460f4fd060}\U\
- c:\Windows\Installer\{4b275940-195c-92c1-d9f1-4c73cb17ec69}\U\
- c:\Windows\Installer\{6ab2f14d-8399-f587-1c8d-c143464d5f08}\U\
- c:\Windows\Installer\{76b5baea-a72f-9305-4516-9ccd236fbe76}\U\
- c:\Windows\Installer\{b263f627-426d-f366-1aed-79047fc4218b}\U\
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 77ca54dd6cd4e6283384af74332ba1e7 |
| SHA256 | 5ff8dea0890ac33ec9058d645d38f31ae2ac2649c52feb16c46236dcc7c4f609 |
What will you do with 00000008.@?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with 00000008.@. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 0 % | 0 | |
| Remove | 100 % | 2 |
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with 00000008.@. Only 2 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.
Comments
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