What is bu8.exe?

bu8.exe is usually located in the 'c:\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected bu8.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 [?]

bu8.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

VirusTotal report

44 of the 52 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the bu8.exe file. That's a 85% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Trojan.PWS.OnlineGames.KDKC
Agnitum Trojan.PWS.Magania!SL2BHAwQh9k
AhnLab-V3 Win-Trojan/Onlinegamehack5.Gen
AntiVir TR/Crypt.ASPM.Gen
Antiy-AVL Trojan[GameThief]/Win32.Magania
Avast Win32:Fret [Trj]
AVG SHeur3.AAJG
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Generic.AxA
BitDefender Trojan.PWS.OnlineGames.KDKC
Bkav W32.KavoDSoftNA.Worm
CMC Generic.Win32.8dc2ce0508!CMCRadar
Commtouch W32/OnlineGames.FV.gen!Eldorado
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.GameThief.Magania.dhzr
DrWeb Trojan.PWS.Gamania.28704
Emsisoft Trojan.PWS.OnlineGames.KDKC (B)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/PSW.OnLineGames.OUM
F-Prot W32/OnlineGames.FV.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Trojan.PWS.OnlineGames.KDKC
GData Trojan.PWS.OnlineGames.KDKC
Ikarus Trojan-GameThief.Win32.Taworm
Jiangmin Trojan/PSW.Magania.alsx
K7GW Riskware ( 0015e4f11 )
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Kingsoft Win32.PSWTroj.Magania.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes Spyware.OnlineGames
McAfee Generic.dx!8DC2CE050818
McAfee-GW-Edition Generic.dx!8DC2CE050818
Microsoft Worm:Win32/Taterf.B
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.PWS.OnlineGames.KDKC
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Magania.bjsvi
Norman Malware
nProtect Trojan-PWS/W32.WebGame.115712.BJ
Panda W32/Lineage.LLS
Qihoo-360 Win32/Trojan.PWS.0fa
Sophos Mal/Taterf-B
Symantec Infostealer
TheHacker Trojan/CI.gen
TotalDefense Win32/Frethog.GVZ
TrendMicro TSPY_TATERF.DD
TrendMicro-HouseCall TSPY_TATERF.DD
VBA32 Trojan.BlackSheet.xl
VIPRE BehavesLike.Win32.Malware.bse (vs)
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.S.PSW-Magania.115712
Zillya Trojan.OnLineGames.Win32.56586
44 of the 52 anti-virus programs detected the bu8.exe file.

bu8.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove bu8.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the bu8.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that bu8.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 bu8.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the bu8.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 bu8.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\bu8.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the bu8.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If bu8.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If bu8.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If bu8.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 bu8.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
MD58dc2ce0508180d24028ae799f88372c3
SHA2564b007ed34df60225c61bc7f751365b5f3ce710aa787d9da62b8b80afe606ed1d

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to bu8.exe:

bu8.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

bu8.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.

bu8.exe has stopped working.

End Program - bu8.exe. This program is not responding.

bu8.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

bu8.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with bu8.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with bu8.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with bu8.exe. 94% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 17 users.

User vote results: There were 16 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with bu8.exe. Only 17 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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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bu8.exe is malare. Here's how you can remove the bu8.exe file with Freefixer:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and click "Scan". The scan will be finished in about 5 minutes.
3. In the scan result, locate items which mention bu8.exe, and check its "Delete" checkbox. DO NOT check anything else for removal, unless you are 100% sure it's malware.
4. Click "Fix" and restart your machine.
5. Start a FreeFixer scan again.
7. Verify that bu8.exe no longer appear anywhere in the scan result.
8. Done.

Did this completely remove the bu8.exe file from your computer?

# 2 Jun 2010, 3:08

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