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How to remove the y virus


Most antivirus programs identify y.exe as malware, e.g. Symantec identifies it as W32.Spybot.Worm, and Microsoft identifies it as Trojan:Win32/Malex.gen!E.
The free file information forum can help you find out how to remove it. If you know more about this file, please leave a comment or a hint for other users.

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Y.exe file information

At the present time, we have no confirmed details about the software with which y.exe is associated.

Description: y.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 32,256 bytes (50% of all occurrences) or 173,056 bytes. http://www.file.net/process/y.exe.html 
There is no description of the program. File y.exe is not a Windows system file. Therefore the technical security rating is 54% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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Important: Some malware camouflages itself as y.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the y.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.



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User Comments

this program starts automaticly and blocks a few of my functions from working and is VERY annoying you have to open task manager and look in progress to end it and then delete it from the computer. it comes back the next day and start again.
  B  
It is a RAT(Remote Access Trojan) which steals information such as passwords, usernames and credit card information.
  p1p  


Summary: Average user rating of y.exe: based on 3 votes with 2 reviews.
1 user suspect danger. 2 users think y.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it.


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