What is app.exe?

app.exe's description is "file" according to the app.exe version information.

app.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\windowssearch\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected app.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.

VirusTotal report

15 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the app.exe file. That's a 27% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Zusy.147532
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Agent
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Zusy.147532
Arcabit	Trojan.Zusy.D2404C
Avast	Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
AVG	Pakes2_c.BDKM
Avira	TR/Zusy.37888.10
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Zusy.147532
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Zusy.147532 (B)
F-Secure	Gen:Variant.Zusy.147532
GData	Gen:Variant.Zusy.147532
Kaspersky	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.SpyGate.nm
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Zusy.147532
Symantec	WS.Reputation.1

app.exe removal instructions

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

   

   

   c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\windowssearch\app.exe

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

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

Filename variants

app.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

• wwaninst.exe

Folder name variants

app.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\windowssearch\. The most common variants are listed below:

• C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\AppReadiness32\

Other files also named app.exe

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