What is settings.vbe?

settings.vbe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs\startup\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected settings.vbe.

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

9 of the 60 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the settings.vbe file. That's a 15% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AegisLab	Troj.Script.Generic!c
ESET-NOD32	VBS/Qhost.NAS
Ikarus	Trojan.VBS.Qhost
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Script.Generic
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/Presenoker
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Script.ed4
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.NPE.2
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Suspicious_GEN.F47V0722
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Script.Generic

settings.vbe removal instructions

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

   

   

   c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\ro..windows\start menu\programs\startup\settings.vbe

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

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

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