What is s3172.exe?

s3172.exe is part of Setup III.I.XXI and developed by Apps Install according to the s3172.exe version information.

s3172.exe's description is "Apps Helper"

s3172.exe is digitally signed by FIRSERIA, S.L..

s3172.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\n3172\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected s3172.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.

VirusTotal report

14 of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the s3172.exe file. That's a 26% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AVG	Generic.609
AVware	DownloadMR (fs)
Baidu-International	Adware.MSIL.Solimba.bAC
Comodo	Application.Win32.Firseria.MAP
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Solimba.AC
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
McAfee	Artemis!13B0085A0372
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!13B0085A0372
Panda	Adware/Firseria
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Dygm
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Suspicious_GEN.F47V0802
VIPRE	DownloadMR (fs)

s3172.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove s3172.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the s3172.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that s3172.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 s3172.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the s3172.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 s3172.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\n3172\s3172.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the s3172.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If s3172.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If s3172.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If s3172.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 s3172.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

Filename variants

s3172.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

• s3728.exe
• s62.exe
• s7267.exe
• s7953.exe

Folder name variants

s3172.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\n3172\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\n62\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\n7267\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\n7953\
• c:\Windows\Temp\n3728\

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