What is etartr.dll?

etartr.dll is part of user checkactivate and developed by ArcSoft Inc. according to the etartr.dll version information.

etartr.dll's description is "checkactivate"

etartr.dll is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected etartr.dll.

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VirusTotal report

13 of the 40 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the etartr.dll file. That's a 33% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Authentium	W32/Hiloti.I.gen!Eldorado
Avast	Win32:MalOb-CB
Avast5	Win32:MalOb-CB
F-Prot	W32/Hiloti.I.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure	Gen:Variant.Kazy.1198
K7AntiVirus	Riskware
Kaspersky	Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Mufanom.airf
McAfee	Hiloti.gen.e
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Hiloti.gen!D
NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.HDE
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Sophos	Mal/Hiloti-D
VirusBuster	Trojan.Hiloti.Gen!Pac

etartr.dll removal instructions

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

   

   

   C:\WINDOWS\etartr.dll

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

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

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