What is flags.exe?

flags.exe is part of WindowsFormsApplication5 and developed by Microsoft according to the flags.exe version information.

flags.exe's description is "Host Process for Windows Services"

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

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected flags.exe.

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VirusTotal report

55 of the 66 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the flags.exe file. That's a 83% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Trojan.Agent.CVIV
AegisLab	Troj.MSIL.Agent.bhkp!c
AhnLab-V3	Worm/Win32.Agent.R47867
ALYac	Trojan.Agent.CVIV
Arcabit	Trojan.Agent.CVIV
Avast	MSIL:Agent-ABU [Trj]
AVG	MSIL:Agent-ABU [Trj]
Avira	TR/Spy.Gen8
AVware	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu	Win32.Worm.Agent.x
BitDefender	Trojan.Agent.CVIV
Bkav	W32.VertonkitLTAAAAG.Trojan
CAT-QuickHeal	Worm.Mofin.A3
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Agent-1344665
Comodo	Worm.MSIL.Agent.AY
CrowdStrike	malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Cylance	Unsafe
Cyren	W32/MSIL_Agent.K.gen!Eldorado
Emsisoft	Trojan.Agent.CVIV (B)
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	MSIL/Agent.AY
F-Prot	W32/MSIL_Agent.K.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure	Trojan.Agent.CVIV
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.QBS!tr
GData	Trojan.Agent.CVIV
Ikarus	Trojan.Agent
Invincea	heuristic
Jiangmin	Worm.MSIL.aaf
K7AntiVirus	NetWorm ( 0040f2cb1 )
K7GW	NetWorm ( 0040f2cb1 )
Kaspersky	Worm.MSIL.Agent.aet
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Agent.MSIL
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
McAfee	GenericRXAE-NK!529039EA1E25
McAfee-GW-Edition	GenericRXAE-NK!529039EA1E25
Microsoft	Worm:MSIL/Mofin.A
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.Agent.CVIV
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Agent.cqkyab
Paloalto	generic.ml
Panda	Generic Malware
Qihoo-360	HEUR/Malware.QVM03.Gen
SentinelOne	static engine - malicious
Sophos	Troj/Mofin-A
SUPERAntiSpyware	Worm.Necast
Symantec	Infostealer
Tencent	Msil.Worm.Agent.Suxk
TheHacker	Trojan/Agent.ay
TotalDefense	Win32/Tnega.ASFT
TrendMicro	TROJ_SPNR.06HF13
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_SPNR.06HF13
VBA32	Trojan.MSIL.Agent
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Webroot	W32.Rogue.Gen
Yandex	Trojan.Agent!Ic9Jam9pr4A
ZoneAlarm	Worm.MSIL.Agent.aet

flags.exe removal instructions

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

   

   

   c:\downloads\flags.exe

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

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

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