How to remove Facebook.exe
Facebook.exe
The module Facebook.exe has been detected as Risk.Gen
Facebook.exe is a Windows file recorded in the ThreatInfo database. It is associated with Electron. The reported company name is Facebook. The current detection status is Risk.Gen, based on the latest analysis from 2025-12-25 23:01:01 (5 months ago).
If Facebook.exe appears on your computer unexpectedly, treat it as suspicious. Check its location, digital signature, and recent system changes before allowing it to run. A full anti-malware scan is recommended when this file is detected as Risk.Gen.
File Details
| Product Name: | Electron |
| Company Name: | |
| MD5: | 5a9d3206e8d7eeb7f09e64468e701bbe |
| Size: | 53 MB |
| First Published: | 2018-08-29 13:11:12 (7 years ago) |
| Latest Published: | 2025-12-25 23:01:01 (5 months ago) |
| Status: | Risk.Gen (on last analysis) | |
| Analysis Date: | 2025-12-25 23:01:01 (5 months ago) |
Common Places:
| %programfiles% |
| %programfiles% |
| %programfiles% |
| %programfiles% |
| %programfiles% |
| %programfiles% |
| %programfiles% |
| %programfiles% |
| %programfiles% |
| %programfiles% |
ThreatInfo has observed Facebook.exe in the locations listed above. Files found in temporary folders, user profile folders, startup locations, or unusual application directories should be reviewed more carefully than files installed under a known program directory.
Geography:
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The strongest geographic signal for this file is Thailand with 22.6% of observed hits. Geographic distribution can help identify targeted campaigns, regional software bundles, or where a file is most commonly reported.
OS Version:
| Windows 10 | 48.3% | |
| Windows 7 | 41.4% | |
| Windows 8.1 | 5.7% | |
| Windows 8 | 4.6% |
The most common operating system signal for Facebook.exe is Windows 10 with 48.3% of observed hits. If your system differs from the common profile, check whether the file was introduced by a specific installer, archive, or removable device.
Analysis
Facebook.exe is identified as pe for 32 systems. The subsystem is Windows GUI. PE header values are useful for triage, especially when they do not match the expected publisher, product, or release timeline.
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| PE Type: | pe |
| OS Bitness: | 32 |
| Image Base: | 0x00400000 |
| Entry Address: | 0x025eae8b |
PE Sections:
| Name | Size of data | MD5 |
| .text | 44992000 | 906a89b75c2a1abacb9a0a3f16386ff1 |
| .rdata | 9230848 | f24b2c29e7118244769aa245ab8a3833 |
| .data | 295936 | df0955cb950c965ac3b5158d68cfa71c |
| .tls | 512 | 9efa43af7b1faae15ffbd428d0485819 |
| .rodata | 8192 | b8413a8b3ced45d00ab2d62f2326e187 |
| .gfids | 512 | df5be38baca029102a4eb600d50af9ef |
| _RDATA | 512 | 6a4d701a80c9128ba46180eb8218a58f |
| .rsrc | 83968 | e65bb837ac2eae25e3152c518c7bb2db |
| .reloc | 1639936 | c76fe584c04d9576c71104f15813607e |
PE section names and hashes can reveal packing, injected resources, or unusual build artifacts. Sections with uncommon names, very large raw data, or hashes that differ from a trusted copy deserve additional review.
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