What is kfwlhye.dll?

kfwlhye.dll is part of protobuf-net according to the kfwlhye.dll version information.

kfwlhye.dll's description is "protobuf-net"

kfwlhye.dll is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on kfwlhye.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameprotobuf-net
File descriptionprotobuf-net
Internal nameprotobuf-net.dll
Original filenameprotobuf-net.dll
CommentsProtocol Buffers for .NET
Legal copyrightSee http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-net/
Product version2.0.0.601
File version2.0.0.601

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

Product nameprotobuf-net
File descriptionprotobuf-net
Internal nameprotobuf-net.dll
Original filenameprotobuf-net.dll
CommentsProtocol Buffers for .NET
Legal copyrightSee http://code.google.com/p/protobu..
Product version2.0.0.601
File version2.0.0.601

Digital signatures [?]

kfwlhye.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

6 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the kfwlhye.dll file. That's a 11% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.HDC
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Kryptik.bCUQL
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.CUQL
Ikarus Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Tracur
Malwarebytes Trojan.Chrome.INJ
Norman Heuristic_Anomaly.A
6 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the kfwlhye.dll file.

kfwlhye.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove kfwlhye.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the kfwlhye.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that kfwlhye.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.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate kfwlhye.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the kfwlhye.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 kfwlhye.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\kfwlhye.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the kfwlhye.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If kfwlhye.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If kfwlhye.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If kfwlhye.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 kfwlhye.dll 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
MD58148a8f433ccd86b140472c9ffe86163
SHA25673781b916a205393741c1d02991a56cce6c81b3434ec9f6f78e14957518c4ea6

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