What is herdProtectScan_Setup.exe?
herdProtectScan_Setup.exe is part of herdProtect Anti-Malware Scanner and developed by Reason Company Software Inc. according to the herdProtectScan_Setup.exe version information.
herdProtectScan_Setup.exe's description is "herdProtect Anti-Malware Scanner"
herdProtectScan_Setup.exe is digitally signed by Reason Software Company Inc..
herdProtectScan_Setup.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected herdProtectScan_Setup.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 herdProtectScan_Setup.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | herdProtect Anti-Malware Scanner |
| Company name | Reason Company Software Inc. |
| File description | herdProtect Anti-Malware Scanner |
| Comments | herdProtect Anti-Malware Scanner (www.herdProtect.com) |
| Legal copyright | Copyright Reason Company Software Inc. |
| Legal trademark | herdProtect is a Trademark of Reason Company Software Inc. |
| Product version | 1.0.3.9 |
| File version | 1.0.3.9 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | herdProtect Anti-Malware Scanner |
| Company name | Reason Company Software Inc. |
| File description | herdProtect Anti-Malware Scanner |
| Comments | herdProtect Anti-Malware Scanner (ww.. |
| Legal copyright | Copyright Reason Company Software Inc. |
| Legal trademark | herdProtect is a Trademark of Reason.. |
| Product version | 1.0.3.9 |
| File version | 1.0.3.9 |
Digital signatures [?]
herdProtectScan_Setup.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Reason Software Company Inc. |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 16ecdb4f500b2767adbf3d1fea3b9e45 |
VirusTotal report
2 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the herdProtectScan_Setup.exe file. That's a 4% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| K7GW | Adware ( 700001171 ) |
| Rising | PE:Malware.ArcadeWeb!6.727 |
herdProtectScan_Setup.exe removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove herdProtectScan_Setup.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the herdProtectScan_Setup.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that herdProtectScan_Setup.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 herdProtectScan_Setup.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the herdProtectScan_Setup.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 herdProtectScan_Setup.exe in the scan result.
c:\downloads\herdProtectScan_Setup.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the herdProtectScan_Setup.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If herdProtectScan_Setup.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If herdProtectScan_Setup.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If herdProtectScan_Setup.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 herdProtectScan_Setup.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Folder name variants
herdProtectScan_Setup.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\downloads\. The most common variants are listed below:
- c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\zkwlnblb\
- c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\
- F:\
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 172ed33198484df87fa015b695eaad80 |
| SHA256 | 413b6feb2e88cb94e7021d60b15787021b2ed72e7e908e4159a3744a6caf7f0e |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to herdprotectscan_setup.exe:
herdprotectscan_setup.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
herdprotectscan_setup.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.
herdProtect Anti-Malware Scanner has stopped working.
End Program - herdprotectscan_setup.exe. This program is not responding.
herdprotectscan_setup.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
herdprotectscan_setup.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with the file?
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with the file:
What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 100 % | 1 | |
| Remove | 0 % | 0 |
Comments
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