What is bytefenceservice.exe?
bytefenceservice.exe is part of ByteFence Anti-Malware and developed by Byte Technologies LLC according to the bytefenceservice.exe version information.
bytefenceservice.exe's description is "ByteFence Anti-Malware"
bytefenceservice.exe is digitally signed by Byte Technologies LLC.
bytefenceservice.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files\bytefence\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected bytefenceservice.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on bytefenceservice.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | ByteFence Anti-Malware |
| Company name | Byte Technologies LLC |
| File description | ByteFence Anti-Malware |
| Internal name | ByteFenceService.exe |
| Original filename | ByteFenceService.exe |
| Comments | ByteFence Anti-Malware Service |
| Legal copyright | Copyright © 2017 Byte Technologies LLC |
| Legal trademark | ByteFence Anti-Malware is a trademark of Byte Technologies LLC |
| Product version | 3.16.0.0 |
| File version | 3.16.0.0 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | ByteFence Anti-Malware |
| Company name | Byte Technologies LLC |
| File description | ByteFence Anti-Malware |
| Internal name | ByteFenceService.exe |
| Original filename | ByteFenceService.exe |
| Comments | ByteFence Anti-Malware Service |
| Legal copyright | Copyright © 2017 Byte Technologies .. |
| Legal trademark | ByteFence Anti-Malware is a trademar.. |
| Product version | 3.16.0.0 |
| File version | 3.16.0.0 |
Digital signatures [?]
bytefenceservice.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Byte Technologies LLC |
| Certificate issuer name | DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA |
| Certificate serial number | 0ced263a6d4a1bfb5cdaaaf3ae72f8ac |
VirusTotal report
2 of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the bytefenceservice.exe file. That's a 3% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| eGambit | Unsafe.AI_Score_99% |
| Webroot | Pua.Bytefence |
bytefenceservice.exe removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove bytefenceservice.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the bytefenceservice.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that bytefenceservice.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate bytefenceservice.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the bytefenceservice.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 bytefenceservice.exe in the scan result.
c:\program files\bytefence\bytefenceservice.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the bytefenceservice.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If bytefenceservice.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If bytefenceservice.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If bytefenceservice.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that bytefenceservice.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 44b8bac0d455274681bcd1ee60d9e0ae |
| SHA256 | 6abfe822d3b9220d53a31416236570a60bdcda4950dd8d700d69ae81160f8a2e |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to bytefenceservice.exe:
bytefenceservice.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
bytefenceservice.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.
ByteFence Anti-Malware has stopped working.
End Program - bytefenceservice.exe. This program is not responding.
bytefenceservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
bytefenceservice.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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