What is inst2.exe?

inst2.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected inst2.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.

Vendor and version information [?]

inst2.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

inst2.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

29 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the inst2.exe file. That's a 52% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Mikey.52878
AegisLab Backdoor.W32.Androm!c
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.MDA.N2083530289
ALYac Gen:Variant.Mikey.52878
Arcabit Trojan.Mikey.DCE8E
AVG Generic_r.MLS
Avira TR/Crypt.Xpack.phtj
AVware Trojan.Win32.Injector.cdgy (v)
Baidu Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.151026.9950.9958
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Mikey.52878
Cyren W32/Trojan.VIKL-0200
DrWeb BackDoor.Siggen.60255
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Mikey.52878 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Injector.DDXX
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Mikey.52878
GData Gen:Variant.Mikey.52878
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.Injector
Jiangmin Trojan.Inject.pbv
K7GW Trojan ( 004f66ef1 )
Kaspersky Backdoor.Win32.Androm.kltx
Malwarebytes Trojan.Crypt
McAfee RDN/Generic.com
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Conficker.cc
Microsoft Backdoor:Win32/Vawtrak.E
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Mikey.52878
Panda Trj/GdSda.A
Sophos Mal/Zbot-UM
Symantec Trojan.Snifula.F
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Injector.cdgy (v)
29 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the inst2.exe file.

inst2.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove inst2.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the inst2.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that inst2.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.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate inst2.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the inst2.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 inst2.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\inst2.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the inst2.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If inst2.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If inst2.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If inst2.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 inst2.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5fbaef40b1a048918e00725d37d82ce43
SHA256ff679463d670495eb219c004104dd0c989f428ae2531750c503ae21b70ceefd4

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to inst2.exe:

inst2.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

inst2.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.

inst2.exe has stopped working.

End Program - inst2.exe. This program is not responding.

inst2.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

inst2.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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