What is 2.exe?

2.exe is part of Zip and developed by Info-ZIP according to the 2.exe version information.

2.exe's description is "Info-7Ij 2ij for 1inme 2qnjole"

2.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected 2.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 2.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameZip
Company nameInfo-ZIP
File descriptionInfo-7Ij 2ij for 1inme 2qnjole
Internal name!2z
Original filenamem1c2.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © Info-ZIP 1997 - 2008
Product version5.5
File version5.2

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

Product nameZip
Company nameInfo-ZIP
File descriptionInfo-7Ij 2ij for 1inme 2qnjole
Internal name!2z
Original filenamem1c2.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © Info-ZIP 1997 - 2008
Product version5.5
File version5.2

Digital signatures [?]

2.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

36 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the 2.exe file. That's a 65% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKD.3055661
AegisLab Troj.W32.Reconyc!c
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Locky
ALYac Trojan.GenericKD.3055661
Arcabit Trojan.Generic.D2EA02D
Avast Win32:Malware-gen
AVG Crypt5.AJWX
Avira TR/Crypt.EPACK.24837
AVware Trojan.Win32.Locky.me (v)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.iBryte.EOPQ
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKD.3055661
Bkav HW32.Packed.E3C0
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Kryptik.~EOPQ
Cyren W32/Locky.C.gen!Eldorado
DrWeb Trojan.DownLoader19.28288
Emsisoft Trojan.GenericKD.3055661 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.EOPQ
F-Prot W32/Locky.C.gen!Eldorado
GData Trojan.GenericKD.3055661
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.Crypt
K7GW Trojan ( 004deb7e1 )
Kaspersky Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Locky.ap
Malwarebytes Ransom.Locky
McAfee RDN/Ransomware-Locky
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Sality.ch
Microsoft Ransom:Win32/Locky.A
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKD.3055661
Panda Generic Suspicious
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM20.1.Malware.Gen
Rising PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F]
Sophos Troj/Agent-AQIR
Symantec Suspicious.Cloud.2
TrendMicro TROJ_FORUCON.BME
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_FORUCON.BME
VBA32 Malware-Cryptor.Grygoryi.3
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Locky.me (v)
36 of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the 2.exe file.

2.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove 2.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the 2.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that 2.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 2.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the 2.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 2.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\2.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the 2.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If 2.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If 2.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If 2.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 2.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
MD532e2c73ed8da34d87c64267936e632cb
SHA256d4dc820457bbc557b14ec0e58358646afbba70f4d5cab2276cdac8ce631a3854

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to 2.exe:

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

2.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.

Info-7Ij 2ij for 1inme 2qnjole has stopped working.

End Program - 2.exe. This program is not responding.

2.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with 2.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with 2.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.

Votes
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Remove100 %
2

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with 2.exe. Only 2 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

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