What is adbackup.exe?

adbackup.exe is part of Microsoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the adbackup.exe version information.

adbackup.exe's description is "Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor "

adbackup.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on adbackup.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWin32 Cabinet Self-Extractor
Internal nameWextract
Original filenameWEXTRACT.EXE
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-1999
Product version5.00.2920.0000
File version5.00.2920.0000

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

Product nameMicrosoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operat..
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWin32 Cabinet Self-Extractor ..
Internal nameWextract
Original filenameWEXTRACT.EXE
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-1..
Product version5.00.2920.0000
File version5.00.2920.0000

Digital signatures [?]

adbackup.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

1 of the 68 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the adbackup.exe file. That's a 1% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Babable Malware.HighConfidence
1 of the 68 anti-virus programs detected the adbackup.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD56d8ba6c10d153e37cffb0723180db5ae
SHA25652b3d138e19473e3acc85c09eb1fbd710844d8a0a7f4d91c5c3cb3941c6ae2dd

Error Messages

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

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

adbackup.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.

Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor has stopped working.

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

adbackup.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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