What is google.exe?

google.exe is usually located in the 'c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\start menu\programs\startup\' folder.

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

38 of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the google.exe file. That's a 70% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Worm.Generic.518878
Avast	Win32:GenMalicious-IB [Trj]
AVG	MultiDropper_c.NWD
Avira	TR/Spy.Gen
AVware	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International	Trojan.Win32.Agent.asch
BitDefender	Worm.Generic.518878
CAT-QuickHeal	Worm.Jenxcus.r5
Comodo	UnclassifiedMalware
Cyren	W32/Trojan.LAYG-2563
DrWeb	Trojan.AutoIt.87
Emsisoft	Worm.Generic.518878 (B)
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Autoit.KE
F-Secure	Worm.Generic.518878
Fortinet	W32/Agent.AETXI!tr
GData	Worm.Generic.518878
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Agent
Jiangmin	Trojan/Agent.kfiu
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 00495f391 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 00495f391 )
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Agent.aetxi
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Agent.(kcloud)
McAfee	RDN/Generic Dropper!ud
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.dh
Microsoft	Worm:Win32/Jenxcus
MicroWorld-eScan	Worm.Generic.518878
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Agent.cuqurl
Norman	Suspicious_Gen4.FXMGW
nProtect	Trojan-Dropper/W32.FrauDrop.922624.O
Qihoo-360	HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
Rising	PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.167DF8A3!377354403
Sophos	Troj/AutoIt-AFJ
Symantec	Trojan Horse
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Agent.Hxpy
TrendMicro	TROJ_FORUCON.BMC
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_FORUCON.BMC
VBA32	Trojan.Agent.aetxi
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT

google.exe removal instructions

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

   

   

   c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\start menu\programs\startup\google.exe

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

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

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with google.exe. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with google.exe. Only 2 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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