What is hfpapi.dll?

hfpapi.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected hfpapi.dll.

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

18 of the 53 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the hfpapi.dll file. That's a 34% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Adware.SwiftBrowse.AJ
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win32.Generic
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Baidu-International	Hacktool.Win32.NetFilter.BB
BitDefender	Adware.SwiftBrowse.AJ
Emsisoft	Adware.SwiftBrowse.AJ (B)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/RiskWare.NetFilter.B
F-Secure	Adware.SwiftBrowse.AJ
GData	Adware.SwiftBrowse.AJ
Ikarus	PUA.RiskWare.NetFilter
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:RiskTool.Win32.NetFilter.heur
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.SwiftBrowse.AJ.(kcloud)
McAfee	Downloader-FAEU!7466C47382AB
McAfee-GW-Edition	Downloader-FAEU!7466C47382AB
MicroWorld-eScan	Adware.SwiftBrowse.AJ
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.dbtsfu
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
Symantec	WS.Reputation.1

hfpapi.dll removal instructions

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

   

   

   C:\Windows\system32\hfpapi.dll

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

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

What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with hfpapi.dll. 83% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 24 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with hfpapi.dll.

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