Should I block it?
Yes, 98% block recommendation.
Possible reasons:
Multiple malware detections
Performance resource utilization
Relationships
Error Fix.exe
Error Fix Application by Pc Utility Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 2.8.4194.500 |
| MD5: | d9b92805cfcd3b60963afb8f5c98ffd6 |
| SHA1: | 510afec454c39d11afa10c0c2a3044d71943f69f |
| SHA256: | 39ef051b6913a113bfb6abc0812d372efaeba1b83b3138fd95f661ba228fd810 |
Warning 10 antivirus scanners has detected malware.
About Error Fix.exe (from Pc Utility Inc. )
“ErrorFix offers users a chance to restore to their PCs to optimal performance. The software constitutes the industry's leading registry scanning and repair technology blended with an easy-to-use inter”
Overview
error fix.exe is malware that executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is an auto-starting process that used the Windows Task Scheduler service to load when the user logs into Windows (sometimes this is required to bypass the UAC protection). This is typically installed with the program Error Fix published by PC Utility, Inc. and is most likely removed by most users once installed (67% removed). The file is digitally signed by Pc Utility Inc. .
Details
| File name: | error fix.exe |
| Publisher: | PC Utility, Inc. |
| Product name: | Error Fix Application |
| Description: | Error Fix |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\error fix\error fix.exe |
| File version: | 2.8.4194.500 |
| Product version: | 2.8.0.0 |
| Size: | 37.92 MB (39,761,224 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Pc Utility Inc. |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“Error Fix v3 is an advanced registry cleaner for Windows that allows you to safely scan, clean, and repair registry problems with a few simple mouse clicks. Problems with the Windows Registry are a common cause of Windows crashes and error messages. By using PC tune-up utilities such as registry cleaners regularly, your system will be more stable, your software will run quicker, and your operating system will boot faster.
”
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'Error Fix Startup' runs on logon in the path '\Error Fix Startup'
- The task 'Error Fix Scan' runs weekly in the path '\Error Fix Scan'
- Entry path '\Error Fix Startup'
- Entry path '\Error Fix Scan'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\Error Fix Startup'
Network connections
[TCP] server.inkawebdesign.com (74.54.227.242:80)
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 10 of them detected the following malware.
| Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection |
| Avira AntiVir |
7.11.56.52 |
TR/FakeAV.ErrorFix.h |
| avast! |
6.0.1289.0 |
Win32:RegTool-B [PUP] |
| AVG |
2014.0.3629 |
SHeur3.CGFE |
| Comodo Internet Security |
14837 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
| Fortinet |
5.0.26.0 |
W32/Adware_fam.NB |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.156.8084 |
Trojan |
| Kingsoft |
2012.12.21.213 |
Win32.Malware.Heur_Generic.A.(kcloud) |
| Norman |
6.08.06 |
W32/FakeAlert.COWW |
| Panda Antivirus |
10.0.3.5 |
Trj/CI.A |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.18.4 |
TrojanFakeAV.ErrorFix.h |
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.07656820% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.03705314% | |
| User CPU: | 0.03951505% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 1,497 ms/min | |
| Context switches: | 9/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 7.78 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 1.18 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 1.14 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 7.78 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 131.5 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 143.97 MB | |
| Working set: | 1.24 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 28.68 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 5 | |
| Handles: | 312 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 438 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 459 | |
| GUI USER count: | 281 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 299 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | High |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\error fix\error fix.exe" |
| Owner: | User |
Threads
Averages
| Error Fix.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.11995890% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.08713125% | |
| User CPU: | 0.03282765% | |
| CPU cycles: | 2,982,430/sec | |
| Context switches: | 4/sec | |
| Memory: | 37.96 MB | |
| WININET.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00223353% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00223353% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 10,480/sec | |
| Memory: | 980 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
70.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
30.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 100.00% of Error Fix Application.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
100.00% |
|
