What is GFFUpdater.exe?

GFFUpdater.exe is part of GoforFiles Application and developed by http://goforfiles.com/ according to the GFFUpdater.exe version information.

GFFUpdater.exe's description is "GoforFiles Updater Application"

GFFUpdater.exe is digitally signed by Righway Technologies, Inc.

GFFUpdater.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\GoforFiles Updater\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameGoforFiles Application
Company namehttp://goforfiles.com/
File descriptionGoforFiles Updater Application
Internal nameGoforFiles
Original filenameGoforFiles.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright http://goforfiles.com/ (C) 2013
Product version3,0,0,0
File version3, 0, 0, 1

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

Product nameGoforFiles Application
Company namehttp://goforfiles.com/
File descriptionGoforFiles Updater Application
Internal nameGoforFiles
Original filenameGoforFiles.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright http://goforfiles.com/ (C)..
Product version3,0,0,0
File version3, 0, 0, 1

Digital signatures [?]

GFFUpdater.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameRighway Technologies, Inc
Certificate issuer nameCOMODO Code Signing CA 2
Certificate serial number0089b8c147f063769f8d685962c161e027

VirusTotal report

17 of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the GFFUpdater.exe file. That's a 31% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Agnitum Riskware.Agent!
Avast Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
AVG Righway Technologies.55F
AVware SimpleFiles (fs)
Baidu-International Hacktool.Win32.Agent.aQ
CAT-QuickHeal RiskTool.Agent.r5 (Not a Virus)
DrWeb Adware.Downware.4798
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/YourFileDownloader.B
Fortinet Riskware/YourFileDownloader
Kaspersky not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.Agent.jqm
McAfee Artemis!1D68B0100996
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!1D68B0100996
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.RiskTool.5a4
Sophos Go For Files
Symantec Trojan.ADH.2
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0701
VIPRE SimpleFiles (fs)
17 of the 54 anti-virus programs detected the GFFUpdater.exe file.

GFFUpdater.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove GFFUpdater.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the GFFUpdater.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that GFFUpdater.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 GFFUpdater.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the GFFUpdater.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 GFFUpdater.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files\GoforFiles Updater\GFFUpdater.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the GFFUpdater.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If GFFUpdater.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If GFFUpdater.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If GFFUpdater.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 GFFUpdater.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Free Questionnaires

Folder name variants

GFFUpdater.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\GoforFiles Updater\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named GFFUpdater.exe

GFFUpdater.exe (15 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD51d68b01009962f6ee6149c35c04a5b94
SHA2569cd450f3879b703b5f41771955dbac6f66c4b50ce96a95e058049486ae4b3fe1

Error Messages

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

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

gffupdater.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.

GoforFiles Updater Application has stopped working.

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

gffupdater.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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