What is archive.zip?

archive.zip is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\filehistory\data\222\c\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected archive.zip.

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 [?]

archive.zip does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

archive.zip is not signed.

VirusTotal report

4 of the 64 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the archive.zip file. That's a 6% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
CrowdStrike malicious_confidence_60% (D)
Qihoo-360 QVM06.1.Malware.Gen
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
4 of the 64 anti-virus programs detected the archive.zip file.

archive.zip removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove archive.zip with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the archive.zip file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that archive.zip 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 archive.zip in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the archive.zip 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 archive.zip in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\lo..ata\222\c\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\archive.zip
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the archive.zip file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If archive.zip still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If archive.zip is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If archive.zip 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 archive.zip no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5989542d6c1863059f8dd21c15f179a25
SHA256007c6527a45ca6c3a2b04f4613ec6ebb985a40b48aee140cfbc0978e66ca84b0

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