What is RFA_start.exe?

RFA_start.exe is part of Registry First Aid and developed by KsL Software according to the RFA_start.exe version information.

RFA_start.exe's description is "Registry First Aid, the easy powerful registry maintenance program"

RFA_start.exe is digitally signed by Rose City Software LLC.

RFA_start.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\RFA 8\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about RFA_start.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on RFA_start.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameRegistry First Aid
Company nameKsL Software
File descriptionRegistry First Aid, the easy powerful registry maintenance program
Internal namereg1aid
Original filenamereg1aid.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) KsL Software, 2001-2012
Legal trademarkRegistry First Aid of KsL Software
Product version8.3.0.2054
File version8.3.0.2054

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

Product nameRegistry First Aid
Company nameKsL Software
File descriptionRegistry First Aid, the easy powerfu..
Internal namereg1aid
Original filenamereg1aid.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) KsL Software, 2001-2012
Legal trademarkRegistry First Aid of KsL Software
Product version8.3.0.2054
File version8.3.0.2054

Digital signatures [?]

RFA_start.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameRose City Software LLC
Certificate issuer nameCOMODO Code Signing CA 2
Certificate serial number31dbeea1420453795699b4648fd59717

VirusTotal report

None of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the RFA_start.exe file.

None of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the RFA_start.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5de654d0313678a89778e8f1b225db7b9
SHA256756c0cccabd0ab56230b55fe7a09d7d0c2a7f60fad6954b417a487a8ec114c4d

Error Messages

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

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

rfa_start.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.

Registry First Aid, the easy powerful registry maintenance program has stopped working.

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

rfa_start.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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