What is wwwmen32.exe?

wwwmen32.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Users\LaptopThuis\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected wwwmen32.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

wwwmen32.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

wwwmen32.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

38 of the 45 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the wwwmen32.exe file. That's a 84% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Agnitum Trojan.Kryptik!q5fnlNsnkeI
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Agent
AntiVir TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
Avast Win32:Small-NNS [Drp]
AVG Cryptic.KG
BitDefender Trojan.Generic.4407235
Commtouch W32/Risk.JQGW-5517
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.PkdKrap.AO
DrWeb Trojan.Siggen1.23363
Emsisoft Trojan.Generic.4407235 (B)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/TrojanDownloader.Bredolab.BE
F-Prot W32/MalwareF.JDUY
F-Secure Trojan.Generic.4407235
Fortinet W32/Krap.A!tr
GData Trojan.Generic.4407235
Ikarus Packed.Win32.Krap
Jiangmin Packed.Krap.cbik
K7AntiVirus Riskware
Kaspersky Packed.Win32.Krap.ao
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Agent.ax.(kcloud)
McAfee Artemis!EA1F75CA6CE9
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!EA1F75CA6CE9
Microsoft TrojanDownloader:Win32/Bredolab.AA
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Generic.4407235
Norman Smalltroj.YFLO
nProtect Trojan/W32.Small.24064.PR
Panda W32/Spammer.APF.worm
PCTools Trojan.Gen
Sophos Mal/FakeAV-BW
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Dropper/Start-WV
Symantec Trojan.Gen
TheHacker Posible_Worm32
TotalDefense Win32/Bredolab.ADL
TrendMicro TROJ_BRDOLAB.SMF
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_BRDOLAB.SMF
VBA32 Trojan.MTA.0974
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.Krap.24064.AN
38 of the 45 anti-virus programs detected the wwwmen32.exe file.

wwwmen32.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove wwwmen32.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the wwwmen32.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that wwwmen32.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate wwwmen32.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the wwwmen32.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate wwwmen32.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Users\LaptopThuis\AppData\R..Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\wwwmen32.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the wwwmen32.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If wwwmen32.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If wwwmen32.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If wwwmen32.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that wwwmen32.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5ea1f75ca6ce93431f14a89b1386453b2
SHA256bf8b7c8c7d020756fe4231608710d7d3d1bf035b39acc00dfbdede74f6201f6b

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to wwwmen32.exe:

wwwmen32.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

wwwmen32.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

wwwmen32.exe has stopped working.

End Program - wwwmen32.exe. This program is not responding.

wwwmen32.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

wwwmen32.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with wwwmen32.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with wwwmen32.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with wwwmen32.exe. 82% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 11 users.

User vote results: There were 9 votes to remove and 2 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with wwwmen32.exe. Only 11 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Roger Karlsson writes

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wwwmen32.exe is a variant on of the Bredolab malware. Here's how you can remove the file with Freefixer:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html It will not cost you anything.
2. Start FreeFixer and click "Scan". The scan will be finished in about 5 minutes.
3. In the scan result, locate items which mention wwwmen32.exe, and check its "Delete" checkbox. wwwmen32.exe usually appears under "Autostart shortcuts" and/or "Recently created or modified files" in FreeFixer's scan result. DO NOT check anything else for removal, unless you are 100% sure it's malware.
4. Click "Fix" and restart your machine.
5. Start a FreeFixer scan again.
7. Verify that wwwmen32.exe no longer appear anywhere in the scan result.
8. Done.

Did this completely remove the wwwmen32.exe file from your computer?

# 18 Apr 2010, 4:30

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