File: agent.dat
Location of agent.dat and Associated Malware
Check whether agent.dat is present in the following locations:
agent.dat file locations that are Windows version independent:
- [%SYSTEMX86%]\Config\Systemprofile\AppData\roaming\agent.dat
- [%SYSTEMX86%]\Config\Systemprofile\AppData\Local\agent.dat
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 specific agent.dat file locations:
- C:\Documents And Settings\USER_NAME\Application Data\agent.dat
- C:\Windows\System32\Config\SystemProfile\Application Data\agent.dat
- C:\Documents And Settings\USER_NAME\Local Settings\Application Data\agent.dat
- C:\Windows\System32\Config\SystemProfile\Local Settings\Application Data\agent.dat
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8 specific agent.dat file locations:
- C:\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Roaming\agent.dat
- C:\Windows\System32\Config\SystemProfile\AppData\Roaming\agent.dat
- C:\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Local\agent.dat
- C:\Windows\System32\Config\SystemProfile\AppData\Local\agent.dat
If you find agent.dat file in any of these locations, your computer is very likely to be infected with the following malware:
Notes:
- You can check if agent.dat is associated with the malware listed above by running a Exterminate It! Free Scan.
- You can easily remove all the files listed above with Exterminate It! Antimalware.
Different Variations of agent.dat File^
File Size | File Md5 | Last Seen |
---|---|---|
7316480 | C3C21B8CDE1E7B82EFA4C612F43DDF14 | Jan 17, 2017 |
7316480 | 826AC4B7A0E8AF3D22B700EE74ADF010 | Jan 17, 2017 |
7118336 | CCFEFF4D54B29B0FAC37CFF7F1A7CB46 | Jan 17, 2017 |
9545216 | 4E1CDAD6DE4B0DD63DB7CB5AA4E9FDE0 | Jan 18, 2017 |
7316480 | BD7F2BDC1098F825AC4F59143E9ADD7F | Jan 19, 2017 |
7310848 | E8010D3291AE629B817DC89394B52EA1 | Jan 23, 2017 |
7951360 | 98F73AFFA7A73A26E22350B9C2C6B05A | Jan 29, 2017 |
7316480 | BBE7C27FCCFA56A91818ED0F1571952E | Jan 29, 2017 |
7316480 | 0E57566D9DD087AC7A9E76E6786FAF4E | Jan 30, 2017 |
7316480 | 7DD26AB729AA80886D79C254A585D852 | Jan 31, 2017 |
7316480 | 87FC328DC7F607589E1B75AF305987E3 | Jan 31, 2017 |
7316480 | DA526DA6A1939623A89F2CBE47DCBFA2 | Jan 31, 2017 |
7316480 | DDE3F4C59405F3F3D916D21786B9B9B4 | Jan 31, 2017 |
9545216 | C809DDF5379F7CE7229C0A1E20228DB2 | Jan 31, 2017 |
7316480 | 156F4D79983779F91A426E332EFE2DAC | Jan 31, 2017 |
7316480 | 697906377D15FE1632FC3D3F564A54C5 | Jan 31, 2017 |
7316480 | 3EC962534FAC1CB7C04ADBD216D1EC46 | Jan 31, 2017 |
7316480 | 28DC9B64F7F3899403F8C40E3075F327 | Feb 1, 2017 |
7316480 | F46E72ACF5862E1F0D4F876A1BDF6021 | Feb 1, 2017 |
7316480 | F8DDDF5DD91F44EE9222A59807BA2A7C | Feb 2, 2017 |
7299584 | 2D1415289A996B200B4EA9D3397543AC | Feb 2, 2017 |
7316480 | 03AB1C018A85DEB31E56D41974A20E76 | Feb 3, 2017 |
7085568 | 8F9016931CDE9AB6BF59AFB218CA3389 | Feb 3, 2017 |
7316480 | 9D07F712DBD885459A7A37048F3B6805 | Feb 3, 2017 |
7316480 | 0BBF1EA77A6DCA06D730C3F97423A856 | Feb 5, 2017 |
7316480 | 69D1E6B91F7D9288CF31BD70DB9BEC3D | Feb 6, 2017 |
7316480 | E867B00DDD5CA870D9473BBCA7B8EBD3 | Feb 6, 2017 |
7316480 | 0CC14EFCAC8992E9B30C5C9E7EF5EFA2 | Feb 6, 2017 |
7118336 | F38009DC07078FB524B91349E2F861A4 | Feb 6, 2017 |
7316480 | 2AADA8110ED36F92EF1A1C6DEC899861 | Feb 8, 2017 |
7316480 | 7C636FB44DE36B21C13940949C2C498B | Feb 12, 2017 |
7316480 | 042963D97744CA1BD5E9F35198E8111A | Feb 12, 2017 |
7319040 | 016B1EC2B176CD2B88A7D50A7B811C88 | Feb 14, 2017 |
7316480 | 59030C33A3DC199C9A387687FF702885 | Feb 14, 2017 |
7319040 | 735776C4398392B5532283D894965581 | Feb 16, 2017 |
7319040 | F15CC547046F10BF4CEFDEAFC4FBEA52 | Feb 16, 2017 |
7319040 | 4AA775F4D1C30E5293B02590E0FDE3D2 | Feb 21, 2017 |
7299584 | E79C879338FBB1410626D30E92F80E10 | Feb 21, 2017 |
7118336 | B0381954E1041EDFE96D9D38EF3309CD | Feb 23, 2017 |
7291904 | 054DE94E03FC8E45E91137FFE12DE5FC | Feb 23, 2017 |
7319040 | BBF45F2F36EC62B21FD1AA2FC545FE1A | Feb 23, 2017 |
7291904 | F61BAB8715F8CC983DDEAE7DE889D07B | Feb 23, 2017 |
7085568 | E9B0F542BF2B5EE45F331FCBF837CCAE | Feb 24, 2017 |
7291904 | F4DB91E84A00FF218612DD38D34EFFAA | Feb 25, 2017 |
7117312 | 97F18B12AA0BED007FF62BCFF7E388AA | Feb 26, 2017 |
7316480 | 71EE946DD4E0DAD371F752DA9812D36C | Feb 27, 2017 |
7291904 | 92326EB95B6BBC7E15AF369B282DC30F | Feb 27, 2017 |
8037888 | 75691C022A63F9C007C4A8E094DB0C71 | Feb 27, 2017 |
7291904 | 129B75DE7065CCC62826E172C106BFC3 | Mar 6, 2017 |
7319040 | 26C63041F86D9EF4476B12E790A032AE | Mar 13, 2017 |
7316480 | 9D6F7926271D43D954DB04230E3221D3 | Mar 13, 2017 |
7288832 | 95E72E0BDC24827B26344EDF37377D07 | Mar 13, 2017 |
7291904 | 45392F62D36824856CFDE7029DA2947D | Mar 15, 2017 |
9545216 | FD5D38EE6FF4526D17E443A274B352CF | Mar 18, 2017 |
7118336 | 31B88FBB1A3B77C73B41EC891590B658 | Mar 21, 2017 |
7298560 | B65581193276AE7A3CB1FF8CF760CC84 | Mar 21, 2017 |
7310848 | 809ABE1277E9223676E203817E6C2DE4 | Mar 21, 2017 |
7298560 | 4E00974C04C3E7AF95A35180B0E0A226 | Mar 22, 2017 |
7298560 | 97D2DF79EEE471BF9C4EC99C21DF881D | Mar 22, 2017 |
7298560 | 4667534E38B5FAFE30D763BBE27B961F | Mar 22, 2017 |
7298560 | 3F793224153F23E343B6721443A71387 | Mar 24, 2017 |
7129600 | 23249388FD6C116792C1C4C9F70B93CD | Mar 24, 2017 |
7298560 | F2F5FA1F92864D856E4903EFBE4047F7 | Mar 25, 2017 |
7319040 | C05840DB3EC6E7CE83E657358A35EE25 | Mar 25, 2017 |
7298560 | 45213002DECE6C6F3B6D39558C807258 | Mar 25, 2017 |
7298560 | 99A24D1FA5888ABD2A317A672F4D65F7 | Mar 25, 2017 |
7298560 | F72FD6A46316AD5903CAA088C2798C9A | Mar 25, 2017 |
7312896 | 53D84ACD1ACA026890D1ADDAEB09DC9F | Mar 25, 2017 |
7298560 | F0E9E05E3A07EB31F2440D9225D23662 | Mar 26, 2017 |
7129600 | E51198254FA06355F3FFB02772EAB04E | Mar 28, 2017 |
7298560 | 311AA91CC8374A087FAD86E70B79E4EF | Mar 28, 2017 |
7298560 | 07A8B3DE85EFF69E99E8FA4EDC3907FE | Mar 28, 2017 |
7102976 | 069883B979FE69CA2B6DD7B412FC2CFB | Mar 28, 2017 |
7118336 | CE2A0FBD4186F8F1A995CAFD726D507D | Mar 29, 2017 |
7298560 | 04ACC574A6DE938EF7F90A83FCB5DB5C | Mar 29, 2017 |
7102976 | 5CADD1BDC0047D2B7F1A84B21F5DB7CE | Mar 29, 2017 |
7319040 | 861CAFC08C8CE015C2258DE386BA1F99 | Mar 29, 2017 |
7298560 | BD10833F13A3684D5946A196C3AA8F1B | Mar 30, 2017 |
7288832 | E442C25463FC2F96FF6F33D20064A01E | Mar 30, 2017 |
7085568 | D84DB182292B601A9EF17ACD31536DAD | Mar 30, 2017 |
7298560 | A0C8A35236CE11EE9A264D732EF48783 | Mar 30, 2017 |
6814720 | 03F8BAE30AECE884BB79F67930E36987 | Mar 30, 2017 |
7288832 | B9B07B64E2BEC875A8351ABC05C2B355 | Apr 1, 2017 |
7298560 | 2478C1D2C0AC6130024604EEFA2B7EC8 | Apr 1, 2017 |
7298560 | DEF333EFB9DA204E742715C9996A392E | Apr 1, 2017 |
7298560 | 351E174EDAF4CA9003724F0F9363AC10 | Apr 2, 2017 |
7298560 | A7BE6022EAE8CC06211B64D3F39D80C0 | Apr 2, 2017 |
7316480 | 5C91253C26B4BCD3DB823F8CB82E69A3 | Apr 3, 2017 |
7298560 | 15459F40F57605268E6FE03CABBA83EA | Apr 3, 2017 |
7288832 | 04202478396B1D45C3876CC5E9399C4E | Apr 3, 2017 |
7298560 | DC0899E4C703A6472CE6729D5C3C7600 | Apr 4, 2017 |
7298560 | 0A5637D7FA1C4B92768034036BDE329C | Apr 4, 2017 |
7298560 | 62658E1D44F79B979AC4B1F02DF8B595 | Apr 4, 2017 |
7298560 | 3035C14744D4EB7F9E5BCDAA65C1B8E3 | Apr 5, 2017 |
7298560 | 82CCAF7B16DBFED3BA95F10C1265C070 | Apr 5, 2017 |
7298560 | 9BC8262BFAB5686A4B5770CC92517CAA | Apr 5, 2017 |
7291904 | 0B5521265A6F4B15CFB9F9BAB17A1607 | Apr 5, 2017 |
7303680 | D2912EAE5064CEE4BB1758F71EA68FDF | Apr 6, 2017 |
7303680 | 036340E605E6819F3EBB803E36E5DCCF | Apr 10, 2017 |
7298560 | 9410DFCBAA2FFF55AB9D9CBA8B928B18 | Apr 10, 2017 |
7117312 | 165B2D71765D34CB9C14A95FD43E6FA2 | Apr 11, 2017 |
7303680 | 264F0C9DB316620AFFC26FAC7AA8A70E | Apr 12, 2017 |
7288832 | 82B5A599CF68FE4C9D9210A100C6A289 | Apr 13, 2017 |
7303680 | E3CA0B974E395D3B03F8E7AFB55D942B | Apr 13, 2017 |
7298560 | B99D55D394628335864BC02B20E2A89E | Apr 14, 2017 |
7303680 | F447AF13252AF8150ED77D3CA230AD95 | Apr 14, 2017 |
7298560 | 355045130A43E15B84E1A34843CB19E1 | Apr 16, 2017 |
7951360 | BECF10915F08D2B98D1FF31085FBE371 | Apr 16, 2017 |
6818304 | 023AD455771C09C52BC010399EE23637 | Apr 16, 2017 |
7298560 | 8ACA163DFD0E969DF8F518BBDFF215AF | Apr 18, 2017 |
7299584 | A025F554F554DCEEA3490E37C2740884 | Apr 20, 2017 |
7319040 | 7B6C3224D3CB6E5FCA2F9A03AFD7DAE0 | Apr 21, 2017 |
7303680 | 8E8219BA91C6A66BF1D5737AEC772355 | Apr 21, 2017 |
7288832 | 43562544389815A1C42926DB33D57355 | Apr 21, 2017 |
7129600 | D05679F01C1C5D977DFFAEB3C745EBB0 | Apr 22, 2017 |
7298560 | 9E92709CA7505D2B74D1A76F8BAE2DCB | Apr 22, 2017 |
7286784 | 33A33524F16E4D90FF311912B4A56E21 | Apr 24, 2017 |
7288832 | 84146B48B0609430A359208B9DD362D6 | Apr 24, 2017 |
7950848 | DF317107C9216648B1E58AB7312EBB8C | Apr 26, 2017 |
7298560 | C41F321870F406E08BCE8E8DDF406DF2 | Apr 26, 2017 |
7298560 | EA05A2B6D50EA24881FAAF696E820A17 | Apr 27, 2017 |
7290368 | 3D1F9868E940B0F11229852DC5C1E88D | Apr 30, 2017 |
7085568 | 176A09800CFC84C5ECE90758B1775C5D | Apr 30, 2017 |
7299584 | 7941E817C1BAC4FD06D04721E172E4AC | Apr 30, 2017 |
7290368 | 7A1A0631234F15C8C21A5309152D9F2D | May 1, 2017 |
7286784 | 1CBE0B71E21CFFD0134B40911B7A4BCB | May 4, 2017 |
7117312 | 381A4C3AD69049B62103EA74C91CCAC0 | May 5, 2017 |
7129600 | 73E64ED6D2788336781C02A5C5C08890 | May 6, 2017 |
7316480 | B1915A9B448F4725D1FA7ADF22A11EAE | May 7, 2017 |
7767040 | A68A32799BF6101326CE592A6A4521D1 | May 7, 2017 |
6867456 | 5E5839DF35452FDD5CA64929CEFD934A | May 7, 2017 |
7288832 | 518A2184BF2DCAD5503A39A4BB505394 | May 8, 2017 |
7176704 | BCAE175FF07E5423DC9D359D1BDDDE95 | May 9, 2017 |
7129600 | E237D9B6BFD666AACD022D941AD2DC82 | May 9, 2017 |
7176704 | BCB11283A9D021ECEFCFFD9BD716D24E | May 10, 2017 |
7303680 | A87AD6EC1415D35EF41F4B788AC77C7A | May 10, 2017 |
7288832 | 60B7760C011B117B65F67F62F3BA6165 | May 11, 2017 |
7298560 | 4202D302CF631BA016ED23A7AA21A9E0 | May 12, 2017 |
7118336 | E86D2BAB3E21BFE3865662316608CCD2 | May 12, 2017 |
6504960 | 6674247CA71A9E6E44F43234AE88660A | May 16, 2017 |
6870016 | FFFD98076FAE566F5D703F100D2B3D9B | May 16, 2017 |
7176704 | 5ECA3F56187590916B05FEA34C10041E | May 17, 2017 |
7203328 | 81D7985CF91CC3E2562EA82ACC30502C | May 19, 2017 |
7118336 | 093BF8D86322E168C45328DB3474A998 | May 20, 2017 |
7316480 | 0F4F8F8643E0B553C1E4D64FBD121AD2 | May 20, 2017 |
7310848 | 2A4A56A191F04F24DD8984C8A1C48235 | May 22, 2017 |
7291904 | 98E8D206408FC0216903D7EA2189485F | May 23, 2017 |
7290368 | 95480D0714572B73F2C54D4990137778 | Sep 16, 2018 |
7203328 | 902540CC8BA47A5C6D9489F1AE8547F3 | May 23, 2017 |
7298560 | A6445A1F82945E99FCA4E5C6F011F8E8 | May 25, 2017 |
7767040 | D6D02847785E31F420E5F32A86C5BCF3 | May 25, 2017 |
6859776 | 336C9333D17DC63E13A5B028BA95891A | May 30, 2017 |
7303680 | 0F825F63DFD0326F35550C8998AF8472 | May 31, 2017 |
7316480 | 21356B4FE4B772FF43EE176F90513161 | Jun 2, 2017 |
7118336 | C4FF9715C34BC50B58F1A81DD57AB220 | Jun 2, 2017 |
7117312 | 347E938313F05B3F05FC0133BF2DD8B7 | Jun 3, 2017 |
7288832 | 3B17ADA7F88B947E7CF9E9239BE7A43D | Jun 5, 2017 |
6867968 | EDFE16844FDE00D0CF8A6D63BDE7B9F8 | Jun 6, 2017 |
7102976 | 89A8F3877EF4D7299F36D09C90FFB6D6 | Jun 7, 2017 |
7298560 | 903EEA4F376EE9E681902D5948EE1821 | Jun 9, 2017 |
7319040 | 23A5A76AFEDA280D43C6404936077F98 | Jun 11, 2017 |
7299584 | 580FC7E359C2BC9DCA01B55EFF1798A3 | Jun 14, 2017 |
7101952 | 680AF4B2CD9F67932CFBD98DBDACA3A6 | Jun 16, 2017 |
7319040 | CE15A065CCB877257295D17851664762 | Jun 17, 2017 |
7288832 | 2F048C1CE90A60D3553CAEDDA1839871 | Jun 19, 2017 |
6494208 | 558CC1A5061E3B5CE0776C0E78CDFA59 | Jun 22, 2017 |
7298560 | 3515AA5651F6630907EC5C1C2DCBE1A3 | Jun 22, 2017 |
7316480 | 7717D531324039EB96E41125155AABCC | Jun 25, 2017 |
7303680 | AF14081722B299A33C47AEFF3E464C4E | Jun 26, 2017 |
7307264 | CF19A880BB79C8CDD53728AF00B90998 | Jun 27, 2017 |
7307264 | 33D6BB048A517319036577583377F483 | Jun 27, 2017 |
7306240 | 88498F393A6C9B46613649A24BE3C9CA | Jun 27, 2017 |
7316480 | 66E68B79773B4A9EA5F6FD3C0062B171 | Aug 13, 2017 |
7800320 | 2763A1874179A8593BB32594808A1B75 | Nov 2, 2018 |
7299584 | 2A10E053392544FFEEF29F3B881675B5 | Dec 11, 2019 |
Why Is It Important to Remove Malware Files?^
It is imperative that you delete malware-associated files as soon as possible because they can be used - or are already being used - to inflict serious damage on your PC, including:
- Disrupting the normal functioning of the operating system or rendering it completely useless.
- Hijacking valuable private information (credit card numbers, passwords, PIN codes, etc.)
- Directing all your Web searches to the same unwanted or malicious sites.
- Dramatically slowing down your computer.
- Gaining total control of your PC to spread viruses and trojans and send out spam.
How to Remove agent.dat^
- To enable deleting the agent.dat file, terminate the associated process in the
Task Manager as follows:
- Right-click in the Windows taskbar (a bar that appears along the bottom of the Windows screen) and select Task Manager on the menu.
- In the Tasks Manager window, click the Processes tab.
- On the Processes tab, select agent.dat and click End Process.
- Using your file explorer, browse to the file using the paths listed in Location of agent.dat and Associated Malware.
- Select the file and press SHIFT+Delete on the keyboard.
- Click Yes in the confirm deletion dialog box.
- Repeat steps 2-4 for each location listed in Location of agent.dat and Associated Malware.
- The deletion of agent.dat will fail if it is locked; that is, it is in use by some application (Windows will display a corresponding message). For instructions on deleting locked files, see Deleting Locked Files.
- The deletion of agent.dat will fail if your Windows uses the NT File System (NTFS) and you have no write rights for the file. Request your system administrator to grant you write rights for the file.
Notes:
Deleting Locked Files^
You can delete locked files with the RemoveOnReboot utility. You can install the RemoveOnReboot utility from here.
After you delete a locked file, you need to delete all the references to the file in Windows registry.
To delete a locked file:
- Right-click on the file and select Send To -> Remove on Next Reboot on the menu.
- Restart your computer.
The file will be deleted on restart.
To remove all registry references to a agent.dat malware file:
- On the Windows Start menu, click Run.
- In the Open box, type regedit and click OK. The Registry Editor window opens.
- On the Edit menu, select Find.
- In the Find dialog box, type agent.dat. The name of the first found registry value referencing agent.dat is highlighted in the right pane of the Registry Editor window.
- Right-click the registry value name and select Delete on the menu.
- Click Yes in the Confirm Value Delete dialog box.
- To delete all other references to agent.dat, repeat steps 4-6.
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