What is _ex-08.exe?

_ex-08.exe is usually located in the 'M:\WINDOWS\Temp\' folder.

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 [?]

_ex-08.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

_ex-08.exe is not signed.

Other files also named _ex-08.exe

_ex-08.exe (90 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD54923c55cbdcb93d8ab962699be9fd1a0
SHA2560fe6bf56f9cc173a06945c8d878c683077a4a30bcded248ba99844ac05886a9a

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to _ex-08.exe:

_ex-08.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

_ex-08.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.

_ex-08.exe has stopped working.

End Program - _ex-08.exe. This program is not responding.

_ex-08.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

_ex-08.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with _ex-08.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with _ex-08.exe. 99% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 73 users.

User vote results: There were 72 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Roger Karlsson writes

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Today I observed a variant of _ex-08.exe install on my malware honeypot by exploiting a security hole. _ex-08.exe is malware, remove it if you got it on your machine.

# 15 Sep 2009, 11:35

Roger Karlsson writes

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Ran into another variant of the _ex-08.exe malware today. Here's the scan result:
http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/4229ac97d9e850afbbfb439d1585cbcfd43beb8870d5f838904031fb944a81a9-1265056490

# 1 Feb 2010, 12:36

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