What is realcodec.exe?

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

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

32 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the realcodec.exe file. That's a 56% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Application.Zusy.183327
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.BundleInstaller.R187159
Arcabit	Trojan.Application.Zusy.D2CC1F
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
AVG	Startpage.AAPJ
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Application.Zusy.183327
Bkav	HW32.Packed.2790
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojandropper.Recodrop.A5
Comodo	TrojWare.Win32.StartPage.ANS
Cyren	W32/S-4bec4b62!Eldorado
DrWeb	Trojan.StartPage1.28495
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/StartPage.ANS
F-Prot	W32/S-4bec4b62!Eldorado
F-Secure	Gen:Variant.Application.Zusy
Fortinet	W32/StartPage.ANS!tr
GData	Gen:Variant.Application.Zusy.183327
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Agent
Invincea	virus.win32.sality.at
Jiangmin	TrojanDropper.Recodrop.cg
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 004dcc0c1 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 004dcc0c1 )
Kaspersky	Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Recodrop.cv
McAfee	Trojan-FIZJ!AF0BC6CAEF49
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.PWSZbot.tc
Microsoft	BrowserModifier:Win32/Satrap!bit
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Application.Zusy.183327
nProtect	Trojan-Dropper/W32.Recodrop.1163264.H
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM07.1.0000.Malware.Gen
Rising	Malware.Generic!zeYXkxqLwtV@5 (thunder)
Symantec	Heur.AdvML.B
TheHacker	Trojan/StartPage.ans

realcodec.exe removal instructions

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

   

   

   c:\downloads\realcodec.exe

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

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

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