Should I remove Virus Removal Tool 1?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

67% remove it33% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

What do people think about it?

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How common is it?

Reach <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
build_1.0.0.155_rev_3434_date_12:01:28 10-04-14	100.00%

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Virus Removal Tool 1

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Overview

Virus Removal Tool 1 is a program developed by Security Stronghold. The main program executable is virusremovaltool (1).exe. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 106.71 MB (111,892,165 bytes). A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 7 (SP1). The distribution of this has mostly been seen in the United States.

Possible malware installed by this program
Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Virus Removal Tool 1.

Report.exe (f97543217c7c26bb3f74730c095f7217) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Antiy-AVL	0.1.0.1	VCS/Environment.DigitalFN
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	8.14.03.04.01	Gen:Variant.Barys.3497
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.7202	Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-BAY.O

Program details

URL: www.SecurityStronghold.com

Help link: www.SecurityStronghold.com/support

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Virus Removal Tool (1)\

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Virus Removal Tool (1)\unins000.exe"

Estimated size: 106.71 MB

Files installed by Virus Removal Tool 1

Program executable:	virusremovaltool (1).exe
Path:	C:\Program Files\virus removal tool (1)\virusremovaltool (1).exe
MD5:	a5e8e88fc502e62de5164f5c41d63ce3

Additional files:

(Malware detected) Report.exe
unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

How do I remove Virus Removal Tool 1?

You can uninstall Virus Removal Tool 1 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 Virus Removal Tool (1), 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 Virus Removal Tool 1.
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.