Le.exe located in SysWoW64, is this a Windows component?


  1. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 64-bits Enterpirse
       #1

    Le.exe located in SysWoW64, is this a Windows component?


    Dear all,

    I found out that one of the processes (AutoRun at start-up) running on my Pc (Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bits) is called LE.EXE (le.exe). This appears to me as suspicious since it looks like ie.exe, but it isn't.
    This file is located in the system sub-folder 'syswow64' and is always running as a process on the background.

    I was wondering if this is a normal/standard Windows component, or that this may be a virus/trojan/spyware. I could not find anything on the internet about this filename, that is why I ask the question here.

    Many thanks in advance for your help. Only by checking on your own PC and telling me if you got the same file running/located would be of great help to me!

    Complete path:
    c:\windows\syswow64\le.exe

    (so: not ie.exe but le.exe)
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #2

    This is a general summary of a scan for le.exe:
    le.exe - VirSCAN.org

    I would upload and scan it using these tools:

    Jotti's malware scan
    https://www.virustotal.com/

    Regards,
    Golden
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 64-bits Enterpirse
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Great, thanks! It worked.
    Its indeed a nasty virus. I removed it all manually.

    Thanks for the support!
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #4

      My Computer


 

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