What is Zalo.exe?

Zalo.exe is part of Zalo and developed by VNG Corp. according to the Zalo.exe version information.

Zalo.exe's description is "Zalo"

Zalo.exe is digitally signed by VNG CORPORATION.

Zalo.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\programs\zalo\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameZalo
Company nameVNG Corp.
File descriptionZalo
Internal nameZalo.exe
Original filenameZalo.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2018 VNG Corp.
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

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

Product nameZalo
Company nameVNG Corp.
File descriptionZalo
Internal nameZalo.exe
Original filenameZalo.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2018 VNG Corp.
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

Zalo.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameVNG CORPORATION
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2)
Certificate serial number0d46352d4aa31e179bb513697ff921bb

VirusTotal report

2 of the 66 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Zalo.exe file. That's a 3% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Jiangmin Backdoor.Generic.celf
Zillya Trojan.Rozena.Win32.128654
2 of the 66 anti-virus programs detected the Zalo.exe file.

Zalo.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Zalo.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Zalo.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Zalo.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 Zalo.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Zalo.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 Zalo.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\programs\zalo\Zalo.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Zalo.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Zalo.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Zalo.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Zalo.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 Zalo.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5c941a35af18845691bbd5756de5697eb
SHA2566a8fadaf2e87c25833a5ea9564a4debe8752e0c6f528fb8d28fc586cf27f4855

Error Messages

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

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

zalo.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.

Zalo has stopped working.

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

zalo.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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