What is rkill64.exe?

rkill64.exe is part of Rkill and developed by Bleeping Computer, LLC according to the rkill64.exe version information.

rkill64.exe's description is "Terminates malware processes so that you can run your normal security programs."

rkill64.exe is digitally signed by Bleeping Computer, LLC..

rkill64.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\desktop\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected rkill64.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 rkill64.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameRkill
Company nameBleeping Computer, LLC
File descriptionTerminates malware processes so that you can run your normal security programs.
Internal namerkill.exe
Original filenamerkill.exe
Legal copyright© BleepingComputer.com. All rights reserved.
Product version2.5.7
File version2.5.7

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

Product nameRkill
Company nameBleeping Computer, LLC
File descriptionTerminates malware processes so that..
Internal namerkill.exe
Original filenamerkill.exe
Legal copyright© BleepingComputer.com. All rights ..
Product version2.5.7
File version2.5.7

Digital signatures [?]

rkill64.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameBleeping Computer, LLC.
Certificate issuer nameGlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2
Certificate serial number1121c68b39d8c6b1e4cdf9a8cbeb590276e1

VirusTotal report

2 of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the rkill64.exe file. That's a 4% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Antiy-AVL Backdoor/Win64.Generic
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R047H07IN13
2 of the 48 anti-virus programs detected the rkill64.exe file.

rkill64.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove rkill64.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the rkill64.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that rkill64.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.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate rkill64.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the rkill64.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 rkill64.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\desktop\rkill64.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the rkill64.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If rkill64.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If rkill64.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If rkill64.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 rkill64.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5ddb65093cfa30c0ce0aee38e6dc3eb46
SHA25649f71b275b3ff688f380204ac2e910f09930a8ce9771c01111b986ce32de2555

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to rkill64.exe:

rkill64.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

rkill64.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.

Terminates malware processes so that you can run your normal security programs. has stopped working.

End Program - rkill64.exe. This program is not responding.

rkill64.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

rkill64.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with rkill64.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with rkill64.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with rkill64.exe. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 6 users.

User vote results: There were 3 votes to remove and 3 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with rkill64.exe. Only 6 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

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