Should I remove Goforfile?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

74% remove it26% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
2.0.3	100.00%

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Goforfile

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What is Goforfile?

GoforFiles bundles various adware toolbars including the Delta Search Toolbar (an adware toolbar that modifies the user's web browser home page, search settings and other settings).

About (from Righway Technologies, Inc)

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Overview

A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is GoforFiles.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 11.19 MB (11,733,056 bytes).

Possible malware installed by this program
Hijacks the web browser's home page
The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Goforfile.

GoforFiles.exe (1dd330b80f2e1a7b2ba2a7da3607926c) has been flagged by the following 10 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
ByteHero BDV	2.14.2014.10	Trojan-Dropper.win32.Agent.f
Dr.Web	9.0.0.045	Adware.Downware.2078
ESET-NOD32	8.9406	a variant of Win32/YourFileDownloader.B
K7 AntiVirus	13.175.11120	Unwanted-Program
K7GW	13.175.11120	Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
McAfee	5600.7220	Artemis!1DD330B80F2E
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.7220	Artemis!1DD330B80F2E
Sophos	4.97	Go For Files
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.45	TROJ_GEN.F47V1220
VIPRE Antivirus	26350	ExpressFiles Installer (fs)
goforfilesdl.exe (0f0bf2a31de6aad631ef7bd9eebbc97a) has been flagged by the following 6 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Antiy-AVL	0.1.0.1	VCS/Environment.DigitalFN
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4246	W32.HfsAuto.F2de
McAfee	6.0.4.564	Artemis!0F0BF2A31DE6
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013	Artemis!0F0BF2A31DE6
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700-1001	TROJ_GEN.F47V0920
VIPRE Antivirus	26336	ExpressFiles Installer (fs)

View all 16 all detections

Program details

Displayed publisher: http://www.goforfiles.com/

URL: www.goforfiles.com

Help link: www.goforfiles.com/help

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\GoforFiles

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\GoforFiles\uninstall.exe"

Estimated size: 11.19 MB

Files installed by Goforfile

Program executable:	GoforFiles.exe (Malware detected)
Name:	GoforFiles Application
Path:	C:\Program Files\GoforFiles\GoforFiles.exe
MD5:	1dd330b80f2e1a7b2ba2a7da3607926c

Additional files:

uninstall.exe (by http://www.goforfiles.com/) - GoforFiles
(Malware detected) goforfilesdl.exe (by http://goforfiles.com/) - goforfilesdl Application
(Malware detected) GoforFiles.exe (by http://goforfiles.com/) - GoforFiles Application
htmlayout.dll (by Terra Informatica Software,, British Columbia, Canada) - HTMLayout (HTMLayout - embeddable HTML rendering and layout component)

Behaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task

GoforFiles.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{48498E7F-4FBA-4DBF-AE3A-1D41FD5B9886}' (runs on registration).

2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs

goforfilesdl.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\GoforFiles\goforfilesdl.exe'.
GoforFiles.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\GoforFiles\GoforFiles.exe'.

How do I remove Goforfile?

You can uninstall Goforfile from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.

On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.

When you find the program Goforfile, click it, and then do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).

Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Goforfile.
If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.