What is tips2-8.exe?

tips2-8.exe is part of ???? according to the tips2-8.exe version information.

tips2-8.exe's description is "????"

tips2-8.exe is digitally signed by ????????????.

tips2-8.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected tips2-8.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on tips2-8.exe:

PropertyValue
Product name????
File description????
Internal name????
Original filename????
Legal copyrightCopyright 2010-2018
Product version2018.12.6.8
File version2018.12.6.8

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

Product name????
File description????
Internal name????
Original filename????
Legal copyrightCopyright 2010-2018
Product version2018.12.6.8
File version2018.12.6.8

Digital signatures [?]

tips2-8.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer name????????????
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number3f05e026377bbd578771839c20708edd

VirusTotal report

45 of the 70 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the tips2-8.exe file. That's a 64% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKD.31515974
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.KuziTui.C2892575
ALYac Trojan.GenericKD.31670785
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.KuziTui
Arcabit Trojan.Generic.D1E34201
Avast Win32:AdwareX-gen [Adw]
AVG Win32:AdwareX-gen [Adw]
Avira PUA/KuaiZip.Gen
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKD.31515974
Bkav W32.HfsAdware.2489
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.GenericPMF.S4654925
Comodo ApplicUnwnt@#2nx9sydlf1ren
CrowdStrike malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Cybereason malicious.97880d
Cylance Unsafe
Cyren W32/Trojan.CCGW-5377
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Emsisoft Trojan.GenericKD.31515974 (B)
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/KuaiZip.B potentially unwanted
F-Prot W32/S-9af9917e!Eldorado
F-Secure PotentialRisk.PUA/KuaiZip.Gen
Fortinet Riskware/KuaiZip
GData Trojan.GenericKD.31515974
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 005095f51 )
K7GW Adware ( 005095f51 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.KuziTui.gen
McAfee GenericRXGT-WE!1AD4FD197880
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.AdwareKZip.th
Microsoft PUA:Win32/KuaiZip
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKD.31515974
Panda Trj/Genetic.gen
Rising PUF.KuaiZip!8.2F40 (TFE:5:UcBxb3Vc1TV)
SentinelOne static engine - malicious
Sophos Generic PUA KO (PUA)
SUPERAntiSpyware PUP.KuaiZip/Variant
Symantec SMG.Heur!gen
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R002C0PLP18
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R002C0PLP18
VBA32 Adware.KuziTui
ViRobot Adware.Kuaizip.1851816.C
Webroot W32.Adware.Gen
Yandex PUA.KuziTui!
Zillya Adware.KuziTui.Win32.29
ZoneAlarm not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.KuziTui.gen
45 of the 70 anti-virus programs detected the tips2-8.exe file.

tips2-8.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove tips2-8.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the tips2-8.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that tips2-8.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 tips2-8.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the tips2-8.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 tips2-8.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\tips2-8.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the tips2-8.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If tips2-8.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If tips2-8.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If tips2-8.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 tips2-8.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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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD51ad4fd197880dda77e1c7c7ea1bf3070
SHA25629e6ced7a0eab921649aebadaffcd70119b68532343ae66976e656a04825aeb9

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to tips2-8.exe:

tips2-8.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

tips2-8.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.

???? has stopped working.

End Program - tips2-8.exe. This program is not responding.

tips2-8.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

tips2-8.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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