What is bf.dll?

bf.dll is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\background_fault\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected bf.dll.

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.

VirusTotal report

37 of the 62 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the bf.dll file. That's a 60% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Application.Elex.GT
AegisLab	Pua.Suptab.Gen!c
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.ELEX.R200425
Arcabit	Application.Elex.GT
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
AVG	Elex.AUJ
AVware	Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent
BitDefender	Application.Elex.GT
CAT-QuickHeal	TrojanDownloader.Agent
CrowdStrike	malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Cyren	W32/Trojan.RWZZ-2132
DrWeb	Adware.Mutabaha.3451
Emsisoft	Application.Elex.GT (B)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Adware.ELEX.QJ
Fortinet	W32/Agent.HHJZ!tr.dldr
GData	Application.Elex.GT
Ikarus	Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent
Jiangmin	TrojanDownloader.Agent.flbp
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Kaspersky	Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.hhjz
McAfee	RDN/Generic Downloader.x
McAfee-GW-Edition	RDN/Generic Downloader.x
MicroWorld-eScan	Application.Elex.GT
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.Adw.eoglhg
Panda	PUP/SupTab
Rising	Malware.Undefined!8.C (cloud:waStFjGIhRV)
SentinelOne	static engine - malicious
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Symantec	Downloader
Tencent	Win32.Trojan-downloader.Agent.Ssqs
TrendMicro	PUA_SupTab
TrendMicro-HouseCall	PUA_SupTab
VIPRE	Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent
Webroot	W32.Adware.Gen
Yandex	Trojan.DL.Agent!JEy/ILrLPpM
ZoneAlarm	Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.hhjz

bf.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove bf.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the bf.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that bf.dll 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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate bf.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the bf.dll 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 bf.dll in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\background_fault\bf.dll

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the bf.dll file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If bf.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If bf.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If bf.dll 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 bf.dll no longer appear in the scan result.

What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with bf.dll. 80% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 5 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with bf.dll. Only 5 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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