What is Winzip.exe?

Winzip.exe is developed by Firseria according to the Winzip.exe version information.

Winzip.exe's description is " installer "

Winzip.exe is digitally signed by FIRSERIA, S.L..

Winzip.exe is usually located in the 'c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\my documents\downloads\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Company nameFirseria
File description installer
Internal name installer
Original filename installer.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2013
Product version1.0.0.11
File version1.0.0.11

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

Company nameFirseria
File description installer
Internal name installer
Original filename installer.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2013
Product version1.0.0.11
File version1.0.0.11

Digital signatures [?]

Winzip.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameFIRSERIA, S.L.
Certificate issuer nameThawte Code Signing CA - G2
Certificate serial number73c4780fac0cd497b0778732fb8af673

VirusTotal report

7 of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Winzip.exe file. That's a 15% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AVG AdInstaller.Firseria
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/FirseriaInstaller.A
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Firseria
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-BAY.G
Sophos Solimba Installer
VIPRE DownloadMR (fs)
7 of the 48 anti-virus programs detected the Winzip.exe file.

Winzip.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Winzip.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Winzip.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Winzip.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 Winzip.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Winzip.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 Winzip.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\my documents\downloads\Winzip.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Winzip.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Winzip.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Winzip.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Winzip.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 Winzip.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
MD50d3a2b0e6bc3acef701a9a41c12b428d
SHA256c4a59e6b42db89715543a081ecb6ed94bcef8c260be1855347b358125655545b

Error Messages

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

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

winzip.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.

installer has stopped working.

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

winzip.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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