What is KekH4k4yq.exe?

KekH4k4yq.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\22ad32b8a65a40a6a470535f74bd7118\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected KekH4k4yq.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 KekH4k4yq.exe:

PropertyValue
Internal namePublisher.exe
Original filenamePublisher.exe
Product version6.6.6.6
File version6.6.6.6

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

Internal namePublisher.exe
Original filenamePublisher.exe
Product version6.6.6.6
File version6.6.6.6

Digital signatures [?]

KekH4k4yq.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

43 of the 65 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the KekH4k4yq.exe file. That's a 66% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Zusy.246465
AegisLab Uds.Dangerousobject.Multi!c
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.MSIL.R195555
ALYac Gen:Variant.Zusy.246465
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
Arcabit Trojan.Zusy.D3C2C1
Avast Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AVG Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
Avira TR/Dropper.MSIL.uqimp
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9922
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Zusy.246465
CrowdStrike malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Cylance Unsafe
Cyren W32/S-7c3a8905!Eldorado
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Zusy.246465 (B)
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/Adware.CsdiMonetize.P
F-Prot W32/S-7c3a8905!Eldorado
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Zusy.246465
Fortinet Adware/CsdiMonetize
GData Gen:Variant.Zusy.246465
Ikarus AdWare.MSIL.Csdimonetize
Invincea heuristic
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 0050bff11 )
K7GW Adware ( 0050bff11 )
Kaspersky Trojan-Clicker.MSIL.DOTHETUK.bw
Malwarebytes Trojan.Agent.Generic
MAX malware (ai score=100)
McAfee PUP-XCN-UW
McAfee-GW-Edition PUP-XCN-UW
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Zusy.246465
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.CsdiMonetize.esukbz
Panda Trj/GdSda.A
Rising Trojan.Clicker-DOTHETUK!8.E825 (CLOUD)
SentinelOne static engine - malicious
Sophos Generic PUA GM (PUA)
SUPERAntiSpyware PUP.Amonetize/Variant
Tencent Msil.Adware.Csdimonetize.Pdlz
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R020H06IK17
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Webroot W32.Trojan.Gen
ZoneAlarm Trojan-Clicker.MSIL.DOTHETUK.bw
43 of the 65 anti-virus programs detected the KekH4k4yq.exe file.

KekH4k4yq.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove KekH4k4yq.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the KekH4k4yq.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that KekH4k4yq.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 KekH4k4yq.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the KekH4k4yq.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 KekH4k4yq.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\22ad32b8a65a40a6a470535f74bd7118\KekH4k4yq.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the KekH4k4yq.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If KekH4k4yq.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If KekH4k4yq.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If KekH4k4yq.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 KekH4k4yq.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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Filename variants

KekH4k4yq.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

KekH4k4yq.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\22ad32b8a65a40a6a470535f74bd7118\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b08b822cbafd0aab433afd90316ceae4
SHA256ab93d9672cfe4a328768549ea0f9cd3241b0b132265fd80e576f2196140baa40

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to kekh4k4yq.exe:

kekh4k4yq.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

kekh4k4yq.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.

kekh4k4yq.exe has stopped working.

End Program - kekh4k4yq.exe. This program is not responding.

kekh4k4yq.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

kekh4k4yq.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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