What is j-how.exe?

j-how.exe's description is "xrc" according to the j-how.exe version information.

j-how.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected j-how.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 j-how.exe:

PropertyValue
File descriptionxrc
Internal namexrc.exe
Original filenamexrc.exe
Legal copyright
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

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

File descriptionxrc
Internal namexrc.exe
Original filenamexrc.exe
Legal copyright
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

j-how.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

37 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the j-how.exe file. That's a 66% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Zusy.159910
Agnitum Trojan.DL.Crypted!1AfyCZRUWd4
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Limitail
ALYac Gen:Variant.Zusy.159910
Antiy-AVL Trojan[Downloader]/MSIL.Crypted
Arcabit Trojan.Zusy.D270A6
Avast Win32:Malware-gen
AVG Atros2.AEBH
Avira TR/Smeazymo.59392.1
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Zusy.159910
Bkav W32.GistovasLTAI.Trojan
CAT-QuickHeal TrojanDownloader.Crypt.r3
Cyren W32/Trojan.ROTV-7823
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Zusy.159910 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/Smeazymo.A
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Zusy.159910
Fortinet MSIL/Smeazymo.A!tr
GData Gen:Variant.Zusy.159910
Ikarus Trojan.MSIL.Smeazymo
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 004ce99d1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 004ce99d1 )
Kaspersky Trojan-Downloader.MSIL.Crypted.hy
Malwarebytes Trojan.Agent.MSIL
McAfee RDN/Generic.dx
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.qh
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Zusy.159910
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Crypted.dxncuw
Panda Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen
Rising PE:Malware.RDM.31!5.25[F1]
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-BMDN
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Smeazymo.Wugz
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.F0CBC0UJ815
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.S.Agent.59392.SF[h]
37 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the j-how.exe file.

j-how.exe removal instructions

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

j-how.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d8d56fb34b9fc591e0aac102b8e013dd
SHA256e7593203fd7f54263b48b192a5b4d2f403f46ff7f4c87317864309d1314f7c48

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to j-how.exe:

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

j-how.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.

xrc has stopped working.

End Program - j-how.exe. This program is not responding.

j-how.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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