What is B1FreeArchiver.exe?
B1FreeArchiver.exe is part of Installer B1 Free Archiver and developed by http://b1.org/ according to the B1FreeArchiver.exe version information.
B1FreeArchiver.exe's description is "Installer B1 Free Archiver"
B1FreeArchiver.exe is usually located in the 'd:\Equines\Programs\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected B1FreeArchiver.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 B1FreeArchiver.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Installer B1 Free Archiver |
| Company name | http://b1.org/ |
| File description | Installer B1 Free Archiver |
| Internal name | B1_Installer |
| Original filename | Installer |
| Comments | Most friendly and simple free file archiver |
| Legal copyright | Copyright © 2015, Catalina Group Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| Private build | 2, 6, 39, 0 |
| Product version | 2, 6, 39, 0 |
| File version | 2, 6, 39, 0 |
| Special build | 2, 6, 39, 0 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Installer B1 Free Archiver |
| Company name | http://b1.org/ |
| File description | Installer B1 Free Archiver |
| Internal name | B1_Installer |
| Original filename | Installer |
| Comments | Most friendly and simple free file a.. |
| Legal copyright | Copyright © 2015, Catalina Group Lt.. |
| Private build | 2, 6, 39, 0 |
| Product version | 2, 6, 39, 0 |
| File version | 2, 6, 39, 0 |
| Special build | 2, 6, 39, 0 |
Digital signatures [?]
The verification of B1FreeArchiver.exe's digital signature failed.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Catalina Group Limited |
| Certificate issuer name | Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2 |
| Certificate serial number | 1855136d47c1a483 |
VirusTotal report
13 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the B1FreeArchiver.exe file. That's a 23% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| AegisLab | Risktool.W32.Catalina!c |
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[RiskTool]/Win32.Catalina.a |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| DrWeb | Adware.Downware.10572 |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Catalina |
| GData | Win32.Application.Agent.7S3DR6 |
| Jiangmin | RiskTool.Catalina.c |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004c3ce91 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004c3ce91 ) |
| McAfee | Artemis!0C08FA18B7FE |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
| Rising | PUA.4Shared!8.E2-Eb0cSRiZA4U (Cloud) |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
B1FreeArchiver.exe removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove B1FreeArchiver.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the B1FreeArchiver.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that B1FreeArchiver.exe 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 B1FreeArchiver.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the B1FreeArchiver.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 B1FreeArchiver.exe in the scan result.
d:\Equines\Programs\B1FreeArchiver.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the B1FreeArchiver.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If B1FreeArchiver.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If B1FreeArchiver.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If B1FreeArchiver.exe 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 B1FreeArchiver.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 0c08fa18b7fe3291ade2bbbc135574ca |
| SHA256 | a25b89f1ba8c7c26a414c996fcfa1b2d950ad33dcb0f255ae233d776110e691d |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to b1freearchiver.exe:
b1freearchiver.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
b1freearchiver.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.
Installer B1 Free Archiver has stopped working.
End Program - b1freearchiver.exe. This program is not responding.
b1freearchiver.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
b1freearchiver.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. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 3 users.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 0 % | 0 | |
| Remove | 100 % | 3 |
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.
Well,. now then i had b1 archiver installed for months now on my win 10 game pc.
and just today, while i scan weekly, defender just got done finding win32.pua/catalina in one of my programs called b1 archiver. only in this program. the only one on a full system scan.
on 27 feb 2021 that is, well i removed the whole lot to make sure
# 27 Feb 2021, 6:15
SingingCoyote13 writes