What is winrar.exe?

winrar.exe is digitally signed by win.rar GmbH.

winrar.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\h9yzm8oi\' folder.

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

2 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the winrar.exe file. That's a 4% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
F-Prot	W32/A-3fd7e2d6!Eldorado
Zoner	Trojan.Generic

winrar.exe removal instructions

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

   

   

   c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\lo..y internet files\content.ie5\h9yzm8oi\winrar.exe

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

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

Filename variants

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

• winrar[1].exe
• wrar501.exe

Folder name variants

winrar.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\h9yzm8oi\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\a2wjw89gew\zylegblv0i\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\

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