doing a scan of my computer I found a file bbyu1.exe what is it?

Question

I cant find any info on it anywhere

Answer 1

I cannot find info on the web about it either. This suggests that it is not an item of (known) malware. Check your running processes (Ctrl+Alt+Delete then click the "Processes" tab). End the process "bbyu1.exe" if it is there. Check any hardware you have to check it still runs, check any unusual feature of hardware (e.g. special shortcut buttons on keyboards, additional mouse buttons, scan to email or similar buttons on scanners) and ensure these processes still work (if they fail or this process re-appears then this executable is obviously needed for that and is harmless). If nothing fails after ending a process (or there is no such running process) then it is probably an/part of an application on your PC somewhere. Check where the actual file is. If it is in your Windows dir, your System or System32 dir, or some stupid place like the start menu (the actual program, not a shortcut) then get suspicious. This is NOT a normal system file (i.e. part of Windows) so be cautious: I don't recommend opening it. Use SpyBot Search & Destroy and LavaSoft AdAware (both freely available from Download.com) to scan your system. If THESE programs detect it, use these programs to remove it; it is trouble. If not, just leave it there, it isn't doing any harm. If you are really suspicious, rename it to something else so that nothing else can call it to run. If something stops working, rename it back and know that it is safe.

Answer 2

I wish there were a central register of legitimate exe files somewhere, it would make questions like this a lot easier to answer.
If you run anti spyware and anti virus software, and they haven't flagged this as a problem, its probably legit.
You could try using an advanced search and see if Windows will let you see which folder its in, then at least you'd know if its sitting in a program folder that is's supposedly associated with that program.

But please don't run it! If its malware it might just have a new name! The name of the exe really isn't important; its the behaviour that matters!

Answer 3

McAfee is the worst element you're able to have on your pc, do away with it immediately! It collects your individual records. for Eugenics examine. Use unfastened Avira and Superantispyware rather.

Answer 4

Depending on what antivirus you are running you should have an archive at your antivirus site to look it up but exe is usually trouble unless from a trusted source

Answer 5

Run your AV and AS scans and see if anything turns up with them

Answer 6

.exe are execute files, try a search, and run all your antispyware etc

get free avg, or ad-aware, both good programs

hope this helps

Answer 7

start/search/find the program.
(May be part of a program you
installed.)
the location( folder) in your
computer is then known.
check with an anti virus pgm and
then use it or delete it.

Answer 8

Try running it?