What is tf.exe?

tf.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

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

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VirusTotal report

47 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the tf.exe file. That's a 84% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Generic.ServStart.C74DFA3B
Agnitum	Rootkit.Lapka!SOjL1QSzL1c
ALYac	Dropped:Generic.Malware.Fdld.F48DD0A9
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[Rootkit]/Win32.Lapka.an
Arcabit	Generic.Malware.Fdld.F48DD0A9
Avast	Win32:GenMalicious-BKJ [Trj]
AVG	Win32/DH{ZzYD?}
Avira	WORM/Rbot.Gen
AVware	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International	Trojan.Win32.Rootkit.an
BitDefender	Generic.ServStart.C74DFA3B
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Nitol.A
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Microfake-3
CMC	Trojan.Win32.Farfli.1!O
Comodo	TrojWare.Win32.ServStart.E
Cyren	W32/Trojan.LEYV-7360
DrWeb	Trojan.DnsAmp.3
Emsisoft	Generic.ServStart.C74DFA3B (B)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/ServStart.D
F-Prot	W32/QQhelper.C.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure	Generic.ServStart.C74DFA3B
Fortinet	W32/ServStart.GL!tr
GData	Generic.ServStart.C74DFA3B
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Patcher
Jiangmin	TrojanDropper.Dinwod.ok
K7AntiVirus	Trojan-Downloader ( 0040f8ad1 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 0040f8ad1 )
Kaspersky	Rootkit.Win32.Lapka.an
Malwarebytes	Trojan.ServStart
McAfee	Artemis!15C2B6FB0C1C
McAfee-GW-Edition	GenericR-EFB!61E0A5970117
Microsoft	DDoS:Win32/Nitol.A
MicroWorld-eScan	Generic.ServStart.C74DFA3B
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Buzus.rkatz
nProtect	Generic.ServStart.C74DFA3B
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.31d
Rising	PE:Backdoor.Overie!1.64BD [F]
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Symantec	SAPE.Heur.9A947
Tencent	Win32.Rootkit.Lapka.Dzkc
TotalDefense	Win32/Nitol.PMdeWaB
TrendMicro	TROJ_NITOL.SMN1
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_NITOL.SMN1
VBA32	Rootkit.Lapka
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Zillya	Rootkit.Lapka.Win32.1492

tf.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove tf.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the tf.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that tf.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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate tf.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the tf.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 tf.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\downloads\tf.exe

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

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

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