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Found a program, called "aria2c.exe" using my Windows Defender Firewall.

Anonymous
2025-01-03T16:18:37+00:00


Found a program, called "aria2c.exe" using my Windows Defender Firewall, it is located in my local temp folder and i don't know wether it is malware or not. It also has it's own actions that i'm confused about, if you're asking about why it has a lot of entries is because i always delete my temporary files but what i'm scared about is that it keeps adding itself back, Please help me figuring out what i should do? Should i disable it, leave it please give me answers.

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  1. Ramesh Srinivasan 79,400 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-01-03T16:55:04+00:00

    Hi Hadi,

    Aria2c.exe is a legitimate file downloader tool. However, there is a chance that the tool will be misused by malware.

    Another program installed on the computer may be adding Aria2c.exe to the firewall rules.

    To ensure the system is clean, please download Malwarebytes Antimalware, run a scan, and eliminate every malware it finds.

    https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/thankyou

    Note: the Malwarebytes setup may activate the Premium trial (15-day) version. After 15 days, it switches to the free version automatically.

    Standard Disclaimer: There is a link to a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to provide accurate, safe information. Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

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  2. Ramesh Srinivasan 79,400 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-01-03T17:13:56+00:00

    I'm not sure if FDM uses aria2c.exe in the backend. But we can run a ProcMon trace to see what's creating the firewall entry. After you delete those firewall rules, approximately how long does it take for the entries to reappear? Let me prepare a ProcMon filter for this.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-03T17:07:55+00:00

    I've scanned my entire pc with malwarebytes premium and kaspersky premium free-trial both with full scan and it doesn't detect anything, but i do use a program like free download manager. Could that be that be it?

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