What is tdefender.exe?

tdefender.exe is part of wxDownloadFast Portable and developed by PortableApps.com according to the tdefender.exe version information.

tdefender.exe's description is "PortableApps.com Launcher"

tdefender.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product namewxDownloadFast Portable
Company namePortableApps.com
File descriptionPortableApps.com Launcher
Internal namePortableApps.com Launcher
Original filenamewxDownloadFastPortable.exe
CommentsA universal launcher for PortableApps.com applications, allowing applications to be run from a removable drive. This is a custom build for wxDownloadFast Portable with Name and icon and possibly custom code. For additional details, visit PortableApps.com
Legal copyrightPortableApps.com
Legal trademarkPortableApps.com is a Trademark of Rare Ideas, LLC.
Product version2.0.0.0
File version2.0.0.0

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

Product namewxDownloadFast Portable
Company namePortableApps.com
File descriptionPortableApps.com Launcher
Internal namePortableApps.com Launcher
Original filenamewxDownloadFastPortable.exe
CommentsA universal launcher for PortableApp..
Legal copyrightPortableApps.com
Legal trademarkPortableApps.com is a Trademark of R..
Product version2.0.0.0
File version2.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

tdefender.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

26 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the tdefender.exe file. That's a 55% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Agnitum Trojan.Kryptik!Q6leh8derqs
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.FakeAV
AntiVir TR/Crypt.ZPACK.Gen6
Avast Win32:Malware-gen
AVG FakeAV_r.SH
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Kazy.196417
Comodo UnclassifiedMalware
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Kazy.196417 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.BETC
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Kazy.196417
Fortinet W32/Kryptik.Y!tr
GData Gen:Variant.Kazy.196417
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.FakeAV
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes Trojan.FakeAV.sig
McAfee Fake-Rena-FPH!B48C1F76CD16
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-BAY.G
Microsoft Rogue:Win32/FakeRean
Norman Kryptik.CCAH
Panda Trj/Resdec.HEU
Sophos Mal/EncPk-AKF
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0DG613
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0DG613
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
26 of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the tdefender.exe file.

tdefender.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove tdefender.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the tdefender.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that tdefender.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 tdefender.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the tdefender.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 tdefender.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\tdefender.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the tdefender.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If tdefender.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If tdefender.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If tdefender.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 tdefender.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b48c1f76cd16559b34fc1996778393ec
SHA256f7dc3ea6069d053a855b70344aeaf924e239f24db194ecb1baed4a8bde2314e2

Error Messages

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

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

tdefender.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.

PortableApps.com Launcher has stopped working.

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

tdefender.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with tdefender.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with tdefender.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
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Remove100 %
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NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with tdefender.exe. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

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