What is reset.exe?

reset.exe is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected reset.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 [?]

The following is the available information on reset.exe:

PropertyValue
File version3, 2, 12, 1

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

File version3, 2, 12, 1

Digital signatures [?]

reset.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

30 of the 50 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the reset.exe file. That's a 60% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Trojan.AutoIT.APH
Agnitum Worm.Autoit.Gen
AntiVir TR/Lena.A
Avast VBS:Malware-gen
AVG Generic2_c.NXD
BitDefender Trojan.AutoIT.APH
Bkav W32.OnlineGameRESET.Worm
Commtouch W32/AutoIt.ACFR-4096
Comodo UnclassifiedMalware
Emsisoft Trojan.AutoIT.APH (B)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/RiskWare.HackAV.EG
F-Prot W32/AutoItX.NZ
F-Secure Trojan.AutoIT.APH
Fortinet PossibleThreat
GData Trojan.AutoIT.APH
Ikarus not-a-virus.Patch.NOD32
K7AntiVirus Riskware ( 7680f1390 )
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
McAfee Generic.dx!2E5445A4C9E9
McAfee-GW-Edition Generic.dx!2E5445A4C9E9
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.AutoIT.APH
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.AutoIt.Autoit.xhgb
Norman Suspicious_Gen.FEBM
nProtect Trojan.AutoIT.APH
Panda Trj/Autoit.gen
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen
TrendMicro TROJ_SPNR.03K411
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_SPNR.03K411
VBA32 Trojan.Autoit.F
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.AutoIt.gen.1 (v)
30 of the 50 anti-virus programs detected the reset.exe file.

reset.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove reset.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the reset.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that reset.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 reset.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the reset.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 reset.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\WINDOWS\reset.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the reset.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If reset.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If reset.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If reset.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 reset.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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Folder name variants

reset.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\WINDOWS\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD52e5445a4c9e9a5d1168205aec44aeacf
SHA256fe8fba8417fd77dac4a33fe4a1d661960144f94e8db505edac9f169cbe7dcddb

Error Messages

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

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

reset.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.

reset.exe has stopped working.

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

reset.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with reset.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with reset.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with reset.exe. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.

Votes
Keep100 %
2
Remove0 %
0

Comments

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