What is install-ek.exe?

install-ek.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected install-ek.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

24 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the install-ek.exe file. That's a 42% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AegisLab	Spr.Gen|2|103!c
ALYac	Trojan.Keylogger.Agent.2146304
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.BTSGeneric
Avast	Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
Avira	SPR/EliteKeyLog.A
AVware	Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra
Bkav	W32.Clodb0d.Trojan.b1d7
Comodo	UnclassifiedMalware
CrowdStrike	malicious_confidence_99% (D)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/KeyLogger.EliteKeylogger.NAG
Ikarus	Application.EliteKeyLogger
K7AntiVirus	Password-Stealer ( 004d7f1c1 )
K7GW	Password-Stealer ( 004d7f1c1 )
McAfee	Artemis!567967A5157B
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.vh
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.KeyLogger.cylgps
nProtect	Trojan/W32.Agent.2146304.BI
Rising	Spyware.EliteKeylogger!8.B92-lYt6iAZp92S (cloud)
Sophos	Generic PUA LE (PUA)
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
Tencent	Win32.Risk.Keylogger.Svrl
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.Z.Elitekeylogger.2146304.A[h]
Zillya	Worm.Vobfus.Win32.193938

install-ek.exe removal instructions

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

   

   

   c:\downloads\install-ek.exe

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

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

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