What is ErrorCheckTask.exe?

ErrorCheckTask.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\microsoft\internet explorer\quick launch\user pinned\implicitappshortcuts\' folder.

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

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VirusTotal report

33 of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ErrorCheckTask.exe file. That's a 49% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Trojan.Generic.22820995
AegisLab	Troj.W32.Generic!c
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Generic.C2359113
ALYac	Trojan.Generic.22820995
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.AGeneric
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D15C3883
Avast	Win64:Malware-gen
AVG	Win64:Malware-gen
AVware	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
BitDefender	Trojan.Generic.22820995
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Generic
CrowdStrike	malicious_confidence_80% (W)
Emsisoft	Trojan.Generic.22820995 (B)
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/Packed.Enigma.C
F-Secure	Trojan.Generic.22820995
GData	Win64.Trojan.Agent.XBOR9A
Ikarus	Trojan.Win64.Enigma
Jiangmin	Trojan.Generic.bxxdr
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0051c1841 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 0051c1841 )
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
MAX	malware (ai score=95)
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win64.Dropper.vc
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.Generic.22820995
SentinelOne	static engine - malicious
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Generic.Dzjr
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R002C0WAK18
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002C0WAK18
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.Z.Enigma.2810880
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic

ErrorCheckTask.exe removal instructions

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

   

   

   c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\ro..r pinned\implicitappshortcuts\ErrorCheckTask.exe

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

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

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