What is EC5.exe?

EC5.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Users\ROOT\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\97CD\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected EC5.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.

VirusTotal report

23 of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the EC5.exe file. That's a 53% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AhnLab-V3	Win-Trojan/Gbot.286720
AntiVir	TR/Kazy.50365.5
Avast	Win32:Cybota [Trj]
AVG	Win32/Cryptor
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Kazy.50365
Comodo	UnclassifiedMalware
DrWeb	BackDoor.Gbot.2017
Emsisoft	Backdoor.Win32.Gbot!IK
eTrust-Vet	Win32/Cycbot.KI
F-Secure	Gen:Variant.Kazy.50365
Fortinet	W32/Gbot.QWG!tr.bdr
GData	Gen:Variant.Kazy.50365
Ikarus	Backdoor.Win32.Gbot
K7AntiVirus	Backdoor
Kaspersky	Backdoor.Win32.Gbot.qwg
McAfee	BackDoor-EXI.gen.aa
McAfee-GW-Edition	BackDoor-EXI.gen.aa
Microsoft	Backdoor:Win32/Cycbot.G
NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.YAK
Panda	Generic Backdoor
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R47C7LR
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R47C7LR
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT

EC5.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove EC5.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the EC5.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that EC5.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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate EC5.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the EC5.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 EC5.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   C:\Users\ROOT\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\97CD\EC5.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the EC5.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If EC5.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If EC5.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If EC5.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 EC5.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

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