What is fru.exe?
fru.exe is part of FreeUndelete Application according to the fru.exe version information.
fru.exe's description is "FreeUndelete MFC Application"
fru.exe is digitally signed by Recoveronix Ltd..
fru.exe is usually located in the 'c:\windows.old\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\apps\officerecovery\fru\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about fru.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on fru.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | FreeUndelete Application |
| File description | FreeUndelete MFC Application |
| Internal name | FreeUndelete |
| Original filename | FreeUndelete.EXE |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2004 |
| Product version | 1, 0, 0, 1 |
| File version | 1, 0, 0, 1 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | FreeUndelete Application |
| File description | FreeUndelete MFC Application |
| Internal name | FreeUndelete |
| Original filename | FreeUndelete.EXE |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2004 |
| Product version | 1, 0, 0, 1 |
| File version | 1, 0, 0, 1 |
Digital signatures [?]
fru.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Recoveronix Ltd. |
| Certificate issuer name | UTN-USERFirst-Object |
| Certificate serial number | 4de7b3d3d0f6502ad37a86673f842a23 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the fru.exe file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 9fb79899f1a213e5408c99bb2f730fd8 |
| SHA256 | af7e19712414eef75c0cb0d24e09847b11fb170cda9180d3abd9904450d7afe5 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to fru.exe:
fru.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
fru.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.
FreeUndelete MFC Application has stopped working.
End Program - fru.exe. This program is not responding.
fru.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
fru.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with fru.exe?
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Malware or legitimate?
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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.
I'm very recent user and an overall less experienced above all!
FreeFixer seems to be very un biased.
I noticed some adds too. How are they generated? (Adware PUA?) - if unavoidable, < 1/32 of the screen is acceptable, > 1/8 very disturbing!
# 4 Mar 2016, 22:03
ramon romanov writes