What is chrome_extension.exe?

chrome_extension.exe's description is "chrome_extension" according to the chrome_extension.exe version information.

chrome_extension.exe is digitally signed by Prof-IT.

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

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected chrome_extension.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.

VirusTotal report

43 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the chrome_extension.exe file. That's a 77% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Graftor.207203
Agnitum	Riskware.Agent!
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Gen
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Graftor.207203
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.SelfDel.bdfr
Arcabit	Trojan.Graftor.D32963
Avast	Win32:Agent-AYBM [PUP]
AVG	Win32/DH{gVQ2JQ?}
Avira	PUA/LoadMoney.yfkh
AVware	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International	PUA.Win32.RuKometa.E
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Graftor.207203
Bkav	W32.HfsAdware.8054
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.SelfDel.r5
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Agent-937052
Comodo	ApplicUnwnt.Win32.RuKometa.~A
Cyren	W32/Trojan.QRIZ-6514
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Graftor.207203 (B)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/RuKometa.E potentially unwanted
F-Secure	Gen:Variant.Graftor.207203
Fortinet	W32/LdMon.E
GData	Gen:Variant.Graftor.207203
Ikarus	PUA.RuKometa
Jiangmin	Trojan/Selfdel.bfrf
K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 004c60f81 )
K7GW	Adware ( 004c60f81 )
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.SelfDel.bdfr
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.Profit
McAfee	Artemis!60F552E74981
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Graftor.207203
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.SelfDel.dwxega
Panda	PUP/Multitoolbar
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
Sophos	Mal/LdMon-T
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Selfdel.Wpjp
TotalDefense	Heur/TrojanHorse.ZCKS!suspicious
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R0EBC0RIA15
VBA32	Signed-Downware.LMN
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.S.Agent.893920[h]
Zillya	Trojan.RuKometa.Win32.24

chrome_extension.exe removal instructions

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

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

   

   

   c:\downloads\chrome_extension.exe

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

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

Folder name variants

chrome_extension.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\downloads\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\a\
• c:\downloads\b\
• c:\input\

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