What is cache.dat?

cache.dat is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\temp1_video_hd_1.zip\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected cache.dat.

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

31 of the 45 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the cache.dat file. That's a 69% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AntiVir	TR/Urausy.E.4339
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Foreign
Avast	Win32:Zbot-RPG [Trj]
AVG	Generic34.ANT
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Symmi.25771
Comodo	UnclassifiedMalware
DrWeb	Trojan.Winlock.9260
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Symmi.25771 (B)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.BGFD
F-Secure	Gen:Variant.Symmi.25771
Fortinet	W32/Kryptik.BGDF!tr
GData	Gen:Variant.Symmi.25771
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Urausy
K7AntiVirus	Trojan
K7GW	Trojan
Kaspersky	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	Malware.Packer.RRE
McAfee	Generic-FALS!550742496A6F
McAfee-GW-Edition	Generic-FALS!550742496A6F
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Urausy.E
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Symmi.25771
Norman	FakeAlert.DPFR
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
PCTools	Trojan.Gen
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Gen-Kryptik
Symantec	Trojan.Gen
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.F47V0720
VBA32	BScope.Malware-Cryptor.Mystig
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.FakeAV.kam (v)

cache.dat removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove cache.dat with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the cache.dat file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that cache.dat 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 cache.dat in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the cache.dat 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 cache.dat in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\temp1_video_hd_1.zip\cache.dat

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

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

Filename variants

cache.dat may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

• video_hd_1.exe

Folder name variants

cache.dat may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\temp1_video_hd_1.zip\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\

• Privacy Policy