What is Security Software.exe?
Security Software.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\security software\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Security Software.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 [?]
Security Software.exe does not have any version or vendor information.
Digital signatures [?]
Security Software.exe is not signed.
VirusTotal report
27 of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Security Software.exe file. That's a 50% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| Ad-Aware | Trojan.GenericKD.2879668 |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Generic.D2BF0B4 |
| Avast | Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp] |
| AVG | Win32/DH{TldbJQ?} |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.Techsnab.AB |
| BitDefender | Trojan.GenericKD.2879668 |
| Comodo | UnclassifiedMalware |
| Cyren | W32/Trojan.YIUW-7050 |
| Emsisoft | Trojan.GenericKD.2879668 (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Techsnab.AB potentially unwanted |
| F-Secure | Trojan.GenericKD.2879668 |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Techsnab |
| GData | Trojan.GenericKD.2879668 |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004cf3a31 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004cf3a31 ) |
| Kaspersky | UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic |
| McAfee | RDN/Generic.dx |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.MPlug.hh |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Trojan.GenericKD.2879668 |
| nProtect | Trojan.GenericKD.2879668 |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F] |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R01TC0EL115 |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
Security Software.exe removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove Security Software.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Security Software.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Security Software.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 Security Software.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Security Software.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 Security Software.exe in the scan result.
c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\security software\Security Software.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Security Software.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Security Software.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Security Software.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If Security Software.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 Security Software.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | ee6af819afe5a2bb2f5bfdaf739d56cc |
| SHA256 | a101c99362bbc881060fe32833ff1ac8e221d09f432b520512fb26135fe396bf |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to security software.exe:
security software.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
security software.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.
security software.exe has stopped working.
End Program - security software.exe. This program is not responding.
security software.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
security software.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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