What is inf.exe?

inf.exe is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the inf.exe version information.

inf.exe's description is "COM Surrogate"

inf.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

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

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VirusTotal report

51 of the 68 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the inf.exe file. That's a 75% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Trojan.Agent.CQTZ
AegisLab	Troj.W32.Agent!c
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Agent.C2420029
ALYac	Trojan.Agent.CQTZ
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Agent
Arcabit	Trojan.Agent.CQTZ
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Avira	TR/Agent.debfj
AVware	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
BitDefender	Trojan.Agent.CQTZ
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Agent
Comodo	.UnclassifiedMalware
CrowdStrike	malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Cybereason	malicious.fcf507
Cylance	Unsafe
Cyren	W32/Trojan.DCLL-1275
eGambit	PE.Heur.InvalidSig
Emsisoft	Trojan.Agent.CQTZ (B)
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Agent.TAC
F-Secure	Trojan.Agent.CQTZ
Fortinet	W32/Agent.TAC!tr
GData	Trojan.Agent.CQTZ
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Agent
Invincea	heuristic
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0051d6231 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 0051d6231 )
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Agent.qweyod
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
McAfee	GenericRXDX-YX!7F37D17FCF50
McAfee-GW-Edition	GenericRXDX-YX!7F37D17FCF50
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Tiggre!rfn
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.Agent.CQTZ
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Generic.eyuotf
Paloalto	generic.ml
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.7a9
SentinelOne	static engine - malicious
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Agent.Ajlv
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R049C0PCA18
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R049C0PCA18
VBA32	Trojan.Agent
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.Z.Agent.245152.B
Webroot	W32.Trojan.Gen
Yandex	Trojan.Agent!HinF0nov6YU
Zillya	Trojan.Agent.Win32.861173
ZoneAlarm	Trojan.Win32.Agent.qweyod

inf.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove inf.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the inf.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that inf.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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate inf.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the inf.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 inf.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\downloads\inf.exe

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

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

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