What is rubyw.exe?

rubyw.exe is part of Ruby interpreter 1.9.3p125 [i386-mingw32] and developed by http://www.ruby-lang.org/ according to the rubyw.exe version information.

rubyw.exe's description is "Ruby interpreter (GUI) 1.9.3p125 [i386-mingw32]"

rubyw.exe is usually located in the 'C:\DOCUME~1\MICHAE~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\ocr2.tmp\bin\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected rubyw.exe.

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VirusTotal report

1 of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the rubyw.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Bkav	HW32.TsCabk.egmq

Folder name variants

rubyw.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\DOCUME~1\MICHAE~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\ocr2.tmp\bin\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\ocr7ad9.tmp\bin\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\ocr85c9.tmp\bin\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\ocr9049.tmp\bin\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\ocr9674.tmp\bin\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\ocradbb.tmp\bin\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\ocrb6cc.tmp\bin\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\ocrcb59.tmp\bin\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\ocrd23c.tmp\bin\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\ocrd93e.tmp\bin\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\ocrf8bc.tmp\bin\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\ocrff7d.tmp\bin\

Error Messages

What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with rubyw.exe. 80% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 134 users.

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

Malware or legitimate?

If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.

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